hey guys..can i use petrolium jelly as grease,im out of gear grease and despirately nee to lubricate the car.plz help

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not sure if you can use petroleum jelly joe... but if you think its good for the gears, then go for it

done!!...if it dosent work i can just use a anti-grease substant to get it off..hey jebjeb,aluminium gears are avalable right?,if ya then how much would a pair cost me?...my plastic gears dont seem to be straight,theyr all bent!!..

Depends what the gears are made of and depends which gears you want to lube...probably worth waiting until you get some decent grease?

ok...thanks bro..tell me about gear hop ups.these plastic ones seem to make the entire car vibrate alot.

Be carefull with grease, because any grease will attract dust.
At the end it will function as a fine grit sandpaper.
So depends where/which gear you are planning to lubricate.
No lubricant is needed for the exposed plastic to plastic mesh between the spur and pinion gear.

Otherwise, try to work with a "dry" lubricant for exterior application.
- Jig-A-Loo. Dry silicon base spray can (Ace Hardware/Spinneys).
- Du-Pont. A tube dry wax based lubricant (Ace Hardware).

thanks alot mister-e!..ill check out those lubs.i already have a can of CRC silicon spray.that shud work for the exposed moving plastic parts should'nt it?....n i only wanted to to put grease for the differential gears and the spur gearr..Thanx bro.
ChEErS!! :cheers: hope to slide with u soon...

from my experience in both drag racing and drifting ( u can say touring as well)
you can just use some cooking oil

no no am not kidding its from an advice given to me from a pro and since then no gear ruined !!!!

as long as the mesh is correct you can go for it ( frequent cleaning and re oiling is a must )

u can compare it to a cooking plate !! it heats ans heats and no remains of the cook if u use oil

if u need another way ( the usual right way ) bearing grease can be found in radio shack for a price of 8 dirhams ( or around)

I would go with Mister-e advice, no need for lube on the pinion spur side. This is more exposed than the gearboxes, and more likely to get sand in...any lube there will make a nice grinding paste....and if it is a crap Tamiya pinion, it will disintegrate to make a nice, shiny metallic paste....lol
In the TT-01 gearboxes, that silicone spray will work very well....and you need very LITTLE of it. I run no grease in my mini gearboxes, I merely give them a hint of air tool oil when building...and use anti-wear grease in the diff gears, just to tighten them up a bit.

Not so sure I would use cooking oil....but it may work for some.....thing is, it is food-based, and thus is likely to break down fairly rapidly (digestive systems require this) and as it is doing so, it is likely to gum up......and stink..

but hey, what ever blows your hair back...lol

If you can go to ACE hardware, look for DuPont Chain saver it is an industrial lubricant and we use that in our chains. You spray them in liquid form but after 10 mins it becomes a thin coating of Teflon. It doesn't attract dust and dirt, We've been using that for high speed applications and our chains never bugged down. It is O ring safe and wont make your plastics soft. I guess, this is better than using a petroleum jelly. BTW, No cleaning required when using this lubricant since it has a self cleaning agent, just wipe the excess wax afterwards

hehee...lolz!!...stink!!.well cooking oil mak be good,but since this is my first chassis im not prepared
to take any risks!..thanks for the advise anyway Unixeer..
@cathurga:do u use anti-wear grease for plastic differential gears or aluminium ones?...n thanks for your help,ill try using some of that silicon spray.
@biker_jet:thanks

ChEErS bro's!!! :cheers:

Joe, ususally only on alloy/metal gears.....the plastics will take a silicone/waxy lube, as long as it is plastic safe

Are you looking for ball diff grease? Or the other one AW (anti-wear) grease?

If it's for the ball diff, I suggest you check in T&U if they have stock. Petroleum jelly is too thick and attracts too much dust.

If it's the AW grease...then I have yet to find a substitute.

hmm...i guess im jus lookin for simple grease,for the ball diff..problem is that i cannot travel anywhere this week coz my dads outta town n i dont hav a driving licence yet,ill b giving my road-test as soon as dad gets back....so can anyone buy a small tube of grease if theyr going that side.id really appretiate it.ill make the payment on saturday .