Making them quieter [Archive]

SteelBluePT

10-07-2002, 12:34 AM

I read a post about powdered graphite made their zz a little faster and quieter, are there any other ideas to make it quieter? The motor by itslef running is fairly quiet, its just when the gears come to play when it gets loud. Whats suggested?

MTL

10-07-2002, 02:17 AM

WD40 on a Qtip is a temorary fix...probably best to do first before using your car multiple times for a long period of times...
it does go away eventually

payaso

10-07-2002, 02:28 AM

This is what worked for me, and it's harmless....

http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=971&highlight=stealth+mode

silla

SteelBluePT

10-07-2002, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by payaso
This is what worked for me, and it's harmless....

http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=971&highlight=stealth+mode

silla

Guess its been about a month and your r/c is still running fine....seems to work huh?--the baby powder

tuner00

10-07-2002, 08:49 AM

Tamiya gear grease from my 1/10 RC. It also quieted it down. I only put a little on the gear pins and also under the rear axle.

It seems to work also for me.

payaso

10-07-2002, 12:29 PM

Baby powder works great.... Give it a try..

silla

GryphicRacing

10-07-2002, 03:20 PM

I have a buddy that is convinced that a liquid teflon aerosol that he uses on all things friction would be the way to go.

If I try it, I'll let you know.

GryphicRacing

10-17-2002, 06:18 PM

I am going to try this stuff I think:

http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm?terms=423

hogjowlz

10-17-2002, 06:45 PM

i tried baby powder and it is crap. then my buddy lubed her up with graphite and that is nice. i also tried teflon triflow bike lube. the triflow makes it the quietest but dirt sticks to it. graphite is nice.

BLAKE

10-18-2002, 10:06 AM

Graphite is the way to go.

Liquid lubricants will attract and retain dirt, dust, and other crap.
I'd only use baby powder if there was no such thing as graphite. :p