Best Type of Grease for Vex Plastic Gears

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markpinto

What do you find is the best type of grease for vex gears. Is it graphite powder, white lithium grease, WD - 40 etc.
 
Ninja

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Re: Best Type of Grease for Vex Plastic Gears?

I didn't know what a vex gear was until this afternoon.

There is a whole vex forum online...you might get some "old hand" advice there that might not be available on the Cove...
 
Marc

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Re: Best Type of Grease for Vex Plastic Gears?

Ninja said:
I didn't know what a vex gear was until this afternoon...
Click to expand...
Neither did I... Continuing education!

Ninja - Can you give a link? Appreciated.
 
Ronen E

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Re: Best Type of Grease for Vex Plastic Gears?

Hi Markpinto,

As far as I could see most Vex plastic gears are made of Acetal (POM). Acetal is inherently a low-friction plastic and is considered very suitable for gear applications.

If, however, you positively require lubrication, this should not be an issue. Acetal is generally quite chemically inert and a wide range of lubricants is likely to be suitable. I think the ones you mentioned will be all right, though personally I wouldn't use WD-40 because it's less likely to stay where you want it (and I also hate its smell :)). You could also use petroleum jelly.
 
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