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Old April 12th 19, 09:24 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
James Thomson[_2_]
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Default Lubricating Control system components

At 16:16 11 April 2019, wrote:
What oil to use for lubricating control system bearings and components.
Dan

To reply to the original question - oil may be wrong! If your
manufacturer's maintenance manual gives guidance then follow it.
My DG manual calls for grease, specifically "multi-purpose greases for
rolling element bearings". It also warns you that Teflon sliding bearings

should NOT be greased and should be cleaned with acetone if you do
grease them.
As others have said, in general grease for slow moving parts and oil for
high speed parts. And don't waste your time trying to lubricate sealed
bearings.