Most Effective Method Of Greasing Rc Boat Flex Cable - Rc Boat Maintenance - Marine Grease

[@marxboatworx]

Thats such a cool idea..so clean and NO waste of usually expensive marine grease!! Great hack man will be getting myself some syringe tubes pronto!!👍🏻

[@55steviegreene]

Great Idea. Great way to get the whole shaft. No mess. Thanks for the tip

[@MrRobertCAm]

I just bought the SonicWake V2. I haven't greased my flexshaft yet nor even opened the manual, but this was pretty much the way I thought it should be done. Awesome video!

[@jansvasta2146]

Ive just tried it, wow, it's pretty incredible how much grease you can stuff in there with this technique. Thanks a lot for the tip!

[@bigfoot2941]

Thanks finally got my new boat on the water passed 3 days. Actually flipped it twice today and submerged it lol glad it rights itself

[@k.f.w.6585]

Great bit of info!!! Some of us use a brass sleeve with a shoulder around one end of the sleeve and holes drilled through the diameter of the sleeve. That then fits inside of the strut. Bought a used boat and it has this sleeve/bushing. I find that the grease doesn't last very long set up this way. Your way would make it practical to grease it up between heats with now problem! An idea you may want to explore is different lubes or grease. I'd like to know what you're using. Looks a little stiff. I'm using grease from Technical Hobbies(?) Since this stuff is a little thinner, it doesn't last on the cable as long. But, does the job with little loss of RPM. As often as you run boats, you're in a better position to do a test like this.

[@remkojerphanion4686]

So simple and so effective - perfect!

[@jayaustin3096]

Great tip. Thanks. I have seen the mess for sure.

[@christianrambissoon1141]

Fantastic video. I struggle with this issue. Grease everywhere! Will defs try this next time I re-grease.

[@norcalrc]

Great tip B and man does that carbon fiber inlay looks boss son. Nobody wants a messy shaft!

[@NeilHodgsonDARKHOURS]

I wanted to comment on your flex shaft that your prop should run in the opposite direction on witch your flex shaft is wound. the way it is right now is it will expand in your stuffing tube and become shorter. your flex shaft is CCW and prop is CCW. I have been running Nitro boats for close to 40years and save a lot of shafts in that time from tightening up in the stuffing tube. Plus when your pushing the flex shaft back turning it CW the grease will run up the shaft like a screw. your video is a Great idea.

[@IRONCLADRC]

I just checked the cable it's a ccw rotating flex , I you had me worried there for a second lol. but thank you for keeping me in check.

[@NeilHodgsonDARKHOURS]

@@IRONCLADRC but your prop then should be running Clockwise. always in the opposite to the way the shaft is wound

[@ericsacco7406]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@05_caoquangbach21]

Do you use the white plastic tube in that flexible shaft ?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Stock setup yes I use the Teflon liner, I upgraded the flex to .187 w/o a linner

[@edwin41141]

IRONCLAD RC so the supposed 20mm no grease is not important anymore?

[@nealstarling5422]

AWSOME, once again 👍

[@michaelchamberlain1688]

Awsome tech tip,thanks bro!

[@joeyjenkins9422]

DO YOU RUN THE TEFLON IN THE STUFFING TUBE?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Not on this boat .187 cable no liner

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

With enough grease and a small enough gap, the Teflon is unnecessary

[@BustedKnucklesBuildsTexas]

Now , that’s a great idea !!!!

[@buckyhurford3424]

Thanks for the awesome tricks Big B

[@IRONCLADRC]

You bet!

[@buckyhurford3424]

Hey Big B. By any chance that I can message you and pick your brain on my UL-19? I have the UL and I am working on the Mad 🦎 air pontoon. I got the pontoon no problem but my dilemma is on the UL.

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

I do a similar thing with paper towels. I’ll fold some paper towels into a few layers and shove it between the coupler and tube. Same idea

[@roadstar499]

You will definitely get longer life out of drive train.. also water will not seep in stuffing tube..great method

[@eduardonessim4499]

hi big B GREAT IDEA ! from now on i will.start greasing with your method. what brand , ref and many kv is that motor you are using ? are you runni g it on 6 S ?

[@IRONCLADRC]

It's a 2200kv oxidean 4082. I ran it on 4 & 6s, now I'm running a tppower 4060 1900kv it's a little better suited for the ul19

[@eduardonessim4499]

@@IRONCLADRC thanks !!! wich is the ref of the oxidean prop ?

[@robertpawlusiak]

Thank you Brother I will do this next time! I'm having trouble with removing my Drive Shaft to to HORIZON HOBBY TUG BOAT THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR WON'T LOOSEN need to grease the shaft on that one any suggestions ?

[@IRONCLADRC]

I pulled the rudder so I could pull the shaft out the tug.

[@samsly8464]

Great advise bro! well done ! :)

[@rcjamjam]

Tks for this tip !

[@eligreggsr553]

Thank you for sharing

[@tripletrc5654]

Hey ironclad I just got a new boat and am a newbie to rc boats, do I want to grease that stuff before use and check all screws and stuff. And is Lucas oil marine grease ok to use.

[@IRONCLADRC]

Welcome to the boat gang 😆 & to answer your questions yes to all of the above.

[@tripletrc5654]

@IRONCLAD RC thanx so much I appreciate your time.

[@robinhooks3772]

Great build, great tip, gonna rip!

[@hoodatdare7039]

Thanks for the tip B. I realy don"t like the mess you get. How much space do you recamend between the colet and the brass tube?

[@IRONCLADRC]

I usually run anywhere from 3mm to 6mm. Smaller flex cables require a smaller gap.

[@frederickgrassie3383]

Why didn't I think of that!!

[@piotrrynkowski6841]

How often to lubricate the drive shaft?

[@IRONCLADRC]

I usually grease and oil mine before each run... every time

[@piotrrynkowski6841]

​@@IRONCLADRC thanks 👍

[@Charlvdwalt073]

Charl from south Africa completely new,Is a catamaran more stable in ruffer water than a deep v haul?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Quite the opposite actually. Deep vee will handle chop better than a catamaran. With my catamarans I'm only able to run them at high speeds in calm water.

[@joeyjthomas]

Video idea. I have a Volantex Atomic rc boat. Think it's 17 inches. My flex shift with propeller fell out somewhere in the pond. How do I know or tell what size (length and diameter) flexshaft and prop or other parts do I need to buy? Also, is there another place other than ebay to order parts from?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Offshore electrics. Use the chart on the link I sent figure out what size stuffing tube you have once you figure that out you should be able to narrow down the cable size, with or with out Teflon liner, as for shaft size use a micrometer/feeler gauge to get an inside diameter on your strut stinger www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ks-brass-tb-12

[@frankmonthomery9570]

HELL YA ..Thanks Man...

[@IRONCLADRC]

Rock on!

[@swcheshier61]

That’s a great tip. Just got my boy a Spartan for Christmas. Im wondering why there is a bite mark on your blue foam. Lol😂

[@IRONCLADRC]

My 2 year old son got hungry lol. Bg4l

[@eligreggsr553]

Hi b,I got a new Veles 29 what kind of props should I run with the Veles 29 and where's the best place to order the props thank you

[@IRONCLADRC]

Man I'll tell you what I absolutely love the 42 high rake oxideanmarine.com/products/copy-of-oxidean-marine-cnc-high-rake-rc-boat-propeller-4mm from oxidean marine the 42 14 2 blade is a great all-round prop oxideanmarine.com/products/copy-of-cnc-propeller-rc-boat-45mm-4514-3-16-bore Both should give you great Temps and performance use BIGBISTHEMAN at checkout out for 5%off purchase

[@eligreggsr553]

@@IRONCLADRC thank you so much B

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

I just want to stress that you gotta be careful not to get any grease in that coupler. You already said that but I want to assert that even more. Any grease in that coupler will cause the cable to spin in the coupler no matter how tight you secure it. It’ll burn up a fresh cable before you know it. I typically pull my motor when I grease my cable so I have more room to clean the end of the cable after I grease it

[@IRONCLADRC]

Never had any issue with grease causing my cable to slip in a collet. I never clean the cable

[@frederickgrassie3383]

@@IRONCLADRC none of my three couplers slip because of grease.

[@jaycevessier7554]

Completely false, I’ve never not greased the very tip of my prop shaft and I have 4 boats and none have EVER slipped

[@danielscott5004]

Do you usually typically get some vibration through the shaft? Is that normal?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Yea sir it's normal, especially on my veles and ul19.

[@jaycevessier7554]

Is that a bare tube or is the liner in it?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Bare tube .187 cable

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

So why do you run without the vertical tail fins?

[@IRONCLADRC]

I lost one in a flip.

[@jonathanbarnette8713]

I've got the Victor angry Bird would I do it the same way you did that one or is it done differently I'm new to the boat world?

[@IRONCLADRC]

Yes sir, this method can be used on any boat with a flex cable.

[@jonathanbarnette8713]

@@IRONCLADRC I've ran it one time and I'm new to the boat thing it's 4s and it's not getting up like I think it should and I'm not sure what to adjust any tips

[@IRONCLADRC]

First try adjusting your trim tabs, couple turns on the set screw or bend the tabs up incrementally.... also mess around so with battery placement moving Center of Gravity.

[@jonathanbarnette8713]

@@IRONCLADRC thanks 👍

[@easternrc1924]

Nice tip!

[@1974amsterdam]

Hello what a great video again 👍 thanks for that. I learn a lot from your videos so great. But now hopefully you have a solution for me. So I have a 80Cm Outrigger boat and when I accelerate all the grease comes out? What's going wrong? my boat has a 4.75mm shaft and no teflon tube ?And the grease i use is marine, Thanks in advance for thinking along.. greetings hollandia. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@IRONCLADRC]

How old is the strut? A lot of times, the Bushings wear out in the strut, causing excessive "slop" they sell replacement Bushings that should help keep the grease in.... I've used 2 Teflon Bushings where the drivedog gap is that helps a little bit

[@1974amsterdam]

@@IRONCLADRC Hello no, the grease does not come out at the back? this flies out at the motor Lock Coupling Connector. (. Where you put the blue foam in This movie). thank you for your quick reply .i really appreciate this .hope you understand what i mean This is a big problem for me . Ps the Strut is nieuw

[@Captaraknospider]

Why do you say things twice?

[@ericnelson2998]

To cement the information

[@ericnelson2998]

To cement the information

[@gerbenposthumus8878]

Don't use marine grease because it gives so much friction on the drive shaft that a plastic bearing case will melt I know because it happened to my rc boot .I use always chainsaw (chain oil) it is sticky but much thinner than marine grease . Chainsaw oil doesn't create high rpm friction heat and also stay's on the shaft.

[@IRONCLADRC]

Chainsaw oil is the best! I've been using it on my boats for years. Thought I was the only one 😆

[@gerbenposthumus8878]

@@IRONCLADRC haha you're not the only one and it works also great for sealing the cover of your rc boat