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Old 04-03-2013 | 11:14 AM
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Default RE: How free are your wheels?

ORIGINAL: Dig it

I'll try some 3in1 oil, unless there are other suggestions?
I would use something heavier than 3-in-1 oil - like high-temperature grease. Jets have higher takeoff and landing speeds and thus have more of a tendency to either spin off the lube or burn it off. Its important to inspect and lube bushed wheels on a jet - if you don't, you run the very real chance of the bearing galling on the shaft and locking up. I have seen that several times before and depending on when it happens, the result can be unpleasant.

Many jet wheels use oilite bushings to help alleviate this problem...

Bob