Re: Trex 450 Tail Drive

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:12:32 -0500, "Steve R" <srhodes13@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:


>I would assume he's talking the spray can variety!


Yep.


>Is it common to all heli's with a belt tail drive?  Not by my experience.

>I've never heard of anyone lubing the tail drive belt and I've also found

>them to be very stout.  I've never had one break and the only one's I've 
>seen break were in "very" severe crashes.  I've also never seen anything
in 
>the instructions for the birds I've owned that had tail drive belts about

>lubing them in any way.  I would think it would tend to attract dirt and 
>dust in the long run.  I'm looking forward to hearing "other Kevin's" 
>response to this!

With silicone, there's only a dry film left once the carrier
eva****ates.  No funk on the belt at all. 

I don't lube any other points on the heli except for thrust and
one-way bearings and those I use while lithium grease on.