I've got to agree with Tom on this one.Â* Cleaning off and reapplying
grease to the wing pins of all of my previous gliders seemed like such a
waste of time, especially since I stored the pins in lengths of plastic
tubing which had a diameter slightly larger than the pins and that kept
them clean.Â* My Stemme tells me when it needs the grease to be refreshed
by making the main pins resist ever so slightly being pushed home.

On 7/16/2020 11:09 PM, 2G wrote:
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 7:17:10 AM UTC-7, kinsell wrote:
On 7/14/20 7:27 AM, AS wrote:
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 12:32:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Just get some spray-on silicone lube - it really doesn't matter what you use (if everything is aligned you don't need any lube, just clean the grease off of the pins). Certainly don't use anything that is messy, i.e. stains your clothes.

Tom

Tom
I wouldn't use any lube with silicone; makes it hard to paint. Matter of fact, I agree with Tom that the problem isn't lubrication, it's the unnecessary close tolerances those (mostly) German engineers design in. What I do is take a Dremel with a small 1cm diameter sanding stone and shave off about 0.5mm of steel from the receiver holes. Makes assembly much easier and no lubrication means its better on the environment.
You are just kidding, right? I sure hope so!

Uli
'AS'

Umm, I believe she was poking a bit of fun at Tom, who suggested
skipping the grease altogether. Possibly he was joking, but I'm afraid
he might have been serious.

If you post sarcasm on R.A.S. would anybody ever notice?
No, I wasn't joking - most of the time I don't bother greasing the pins at all (it just doesn't make any difference).

Tom

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