Gearbox lubrication ?

[karlos103]

Hi all.

Will be stripping a V2 gearbox soon and wonder what lubrictation or greese should be used on the gears and sliders ?

Just wanted to get the correct stuff before stripping it down.

Any help most appreciated

Karl

[Lozart]

Plastic on metal (piston rails etc) or plastic on plastic (such as pistol slides or tappet plates) - silicone grease

Metal on metal (gears) - LT2 grease

 

Personally I use Abbey grease products and WD40 Specialist products for silicone oil, Lithium grease etc (which can all be bought from Halfords).

 

 

 

[Rogerborg]

Agreed (mostly).  Silicone grease on anything involving plastic.

 

Metal to metal, eh, whatever's closest to hand in the garage, e.g. lithium bearing grease, or even a drop of thick chainsaw or gearbox oil. Just not a thin oil as you don't want it flinging.

[Lozart]

7 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

Agreed (mostly).  Silicone grease on anything involving plastic.

 

Metal to metal, eh, whatever's closest to hand in the garage, e.g. lithium bearing grease, or even a drop of thick chainsaw or gearbox oil. Just not a thin oil as you don't want it flinging.

 

You don't want it too thick though. Gear grease needs to have a high shear strength but low enough viscosity to provide a lubricating film. High speed applications like airsoft guns (and power tools and the like) have very different needs than high stress, low speed applications that need a thicker grease. It also needs to not be so low viscosity that it flings off. (good examples here: https://www.nyelubricants.com/gearbox-grease-guide)

[karlos103]

brilliant ..thank you for the advise ?

[Lozart]

Worth picking up some degreaser spray from Halfords too for getting rid of the earwax that most chinese manufacturers seem to use!

This is from my JG G3:

 

 

 

[karlos103]

hi.

i have some isopropanol alcohol so that will clean up the gunk lol

 

Will this grease be ok -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Farm-Cottage-Brands-Silicone-Grease/dp/B08XWJF1KW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=airsoft+silicone+grease&qid=1630575028&refinements=p_76%3A419158031&rnid=419157031&rps=1&sr=8-1

 

oooowww just noticed its what is in the video above ...will watch that in a bit ?

Edited September 2, 2021 by karlos103

[Lozart]

1 hour ago, karlos103 said:

hi.

i have some isopropanol alcohol so that will clean up the gunk lol

 

Will this grease be ok -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Farm-Cottage-Brands-Silicone-Grease/dp/B08XWJF1KW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=airsoft+silicone+grease&qid=1630575028&refinements=p_76%3A419158031&rnid=419157031&rps=1&sr=8-1

 

oooowww just noticed its what is in the video above ...will watch that in a bit ?

 

That's what I use for the piston slides. I use their LT2 grease for the actual gears https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abbey-Shotgun-Airsoft-Spring-Molybdenum/dp/B071FYQGLJ/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/257-2017919-9316805?pd_rd_w=80UpA&pf_rd_p=c7ea61ca-7168-47e3-9c8b-d84748f5b23c&pf_rd_r=MPA4EXXRH2YD7V30JMT4&pd_rd_r=bcd4b62f-49cd-47e0-855a-fc297ef2a669&pd_rd_wg=4VEtA&pd_rd_i=B071FYQGLJ&psc=1

[karlos103]

thanks all ...have ordered both ?

[Rogerborg]

3 hours ago, Lozart said:

the earwax that most chinese manufacturers seem to use

 

I thought it was generally considered to be snot, rather than earwax?

 

That's why I'm not too fussed about what I use on the gears and am happy with a thin smear of grease, or thick oil.  Somewhere in between the two might be ideal, I know Luke at Negative uses some unholy secret blend of 11 greases, oils, herbs and spices.

[Lozart]

20 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

 

I thought it was generally considered to be snot, rather than earwax?

 

That's why I'm not too fussed about what I use on the gears and am happy with a thin smear of grease, or thick oil.  Somewhere in between the two might be ideal, I know Luke at Negative uses some unholy secret blend of 11 greases, oils, herbs and spices.

 

Looks like earwax to me!

 

 

 

Pretty sure Lukes "special blend" has man sauce in it.

[karlos103]

lol

[Rogerborg]

18 hours ago, Lozart said:

Pretty sure Lukes "special blend" has man sauce in it.

 

Love custard?

 

 

[Davegolf]

21 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

 

I thought it was generally considered to be snot, rather than earwax?

 

That's why I'm not too fussed about what I use on the gears and am happy with a thin smear of grease, or thick oil.  Somewhere in between the two might be ideal, I know Luke at Negative uses some unholy secret blend of 11 greases, oils, herbs and spices.

Is he a Vaper? They like a blend.

 

Anyone had work done by him? Can they vouch for the flavour/smell? ?