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Chris -

I replaced the 17 year old grease in my rod end bearings with new stuff.  I=
 believe it was Aeroshell 7 but I would have to check at the hangar.  The e=
asy way to do this is to screw the female rod end bearing onto a threaded r=
od (such as a threaded rod end).  Screw it all the way down and the old gre=
ase will get pushed out.  Unscrew the threaded rod end and stuff the now-em=
pty hole with new grease.  Note that any grease that is above the witness h=
ole won't help you.  Screw the threaded rod end in again, and the new greas=
e will push out the rest of the old grease.  It will be obvious when you ar=
e squishing out new grease.  Withdraw the threaded rod again and pack new g=
rease up to the witness hole.

I used a small plastic syringe to put the grease into the rod end.  We get =
these from farm equipment supply houses or my wife would bring them home fr=
om work.  No needle -- just the plastic syringe.  You can stuff the grease =
into that with a small wooden stir stick from Starbucks.  (Hey, I give them=
 enough money.  They can give me a few stir sticks!)

The other comment on LPS 2 is probably appropriate for an annual inspection=
 -- I would not disassemble my pushrods annually.

For rudder cables, powdered teflon is reportedly very good.  Check the arch=
ives and look for "Fufu duster"

- Rob Wolf

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<div>Chris -</div>


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<div>I replaced the 17 year old grease in my rod end bearings with new stuf=
f.&nbsp; I believe it was Aeroshell 7 but I would have to check at the hang=
ar.&nbsp; The easy way to do this is to screw the female rod end bearing on=
to a threaded rod (such as a threaded rod end).&nbsp; Screw it all the way =
down and the old grease will get pushed out.&nbsp; Unscrew the threaded rod=
 end and stuff the now-empty hole with new grease.&nbsp; Note that any grea=
se that is above&nbsp;the witness hole won't help you.&nbsp; Screw the thre=
aded rod end in again, and the new grease will push out the rest of the old=
 grease.&nbsp; It will be obvious when you are squishing out new grease.&nb=
sp; Withdraw the threaded rod again and pack new grease up to the witness h=
ole.</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>I used a small plastic syringe to put the grease into the rod end.&nbs=
p; We get these from farm equipment supply houses or my wife would bring th=
em home from work.&nbsp; No needle -- just the plastic syringe.&nbsp; You c=
an stuff the grease into that with a small wooden stir stick from Starbucks=
.&nbsp; (Hey, I give them enough money.&nbsp; They can give me a few stir s=
ticks!)</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>The other comment on LPS 2 is probably appropriate for an annual inspe=
ction -- I would not disassemble my pushrods annually.</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>For rudder cables, powdered teflon is reportedly very good.&nbsp; Chec=
k the archives and look for "Fufu duster"</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>- Rob Wolf</div>
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