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<DIV>Ron,</DIV>
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<DIV>With a thorough maintenance program like that, I'm sure you are also removing the cam gear and giving it a thorough inspection before changing the bearings, in the rare instances that the bearing change is needed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net> <BR><BR>> <BR>> On Jan 14, 2006, at 3:12 PM, Steven Maxwell wrote: <BR>> <BR>> > You might need to change the bearings in the speed control too <BR>> <BR>> I conduct monthly lubrication of all my speed controls. Since I use <BR>> lithium polymer batteries exclusively, I use marine grade lithium <BR>> grease applied with an aerosol can. Regular lubrication significantly <BR>> reduces bearing wear and virtually eliminates the requirement to change <BR>> the bearings in a speed control. In fact, I have never changed the <BR>> bearings in any of my speed controls. <BR>> <BR>> Ron Van Putte <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>