Vintage Hornet-Where and what do I use to lube?

[DBL-06 0]

Hello Members,

New and excited about being part of community. In short, I have my Vintage Hornet up and running; PLEASE advise what all I need to oil and lube up after so many years of sitting? What do I use and where do I do it? How much application?

Much appreciated!

[dimblum 1]

I don't remember Tamiya being very clear on what oil to use for the gearbox (via the oil cap you can loosen with a screwdriver). I would imagine a very light spray of WD-40 would be fine.. It seems that they simply made the oil cap for convenience, so you would not have to disassemble the gearbox very often to re-grease it.

In the long run, it would be better to partially disassemble the car and re-grease everything per the original build instructions. If the car still has plastic bushings where bearings should be (in the gearbox and front wheels), then you are better off installing a decent set of bearings as well to eliminate long term wear and to reduce overall friction to the moving parts.

Hope this helps.

[DBL-06 0]

I don't remember Tamiya being very clear on what oil to use for the gearbox (via the oil cap you can loosen with a screwdriver). I would imagine a very light spray of WD-40 would be fine.. It seems that they simply made the oil cap for convenience, so you would not have to disassemble the gearbox very often to re-grease it.

In the long run, it would be better to partially disassemble the car and re-grease everything per the original build instructions. If the car still has plastic bushings where bearings should be (in the gearbox and front wheels), then you are better off installing a decent set of bearings as well to eliminate long term wear and to reduce overall friction to the moving parts.

Hope this helps.

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Thank you, I'll most likely take the recommendation of taking apart the gearbox for the long haul. Do it right. Thanks again.