What lubricant, oil or grease should I use on the 622 motor shaft bearings? The 622 has 2 sets of bearing holding the armature in place. If Labelle can you recommend what product.
Last time I used engine assembly lub and still cleaning up
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I’d definitely wouldn’t use assembly lube, that’s got to be a goopy mess....some lightweight motor oil is fine....whatever you have handy, no need to overthink it.....5W-20, -30 or 10W-30 is fine...couple drops is all it takes...
Pat
Thanks all. Decided to lube with Labelle 107 oil
With thanks to some old-timers, I dispensed with "model railroad" product oil - good ol' Penn 5w-20 is great for anywhere in a loco, wheelset, etc. that slides - oil is good. But after a couple of years of doing that over a larger collection of locos, some of them began squeaking and squawing (lol) at me. I called Jeff at the Train Tender who is a fount of toy train knowledge and he got me to go with red grease and a bit of 5w-30 mixed into a 'paste' to lube engine bearings, shafts, etc. Squeaks are gone after break-in time...
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