Brilliant ideas needed

[colopwdfan]

I'm still looking for a great way to get dry lube down the axle bores. I NEED HELP from those of you that may have a clean, efficient (meaning more lube in the bore than on inside of wheel or on table.
If there is a tool, if there is something you've used homemade PLEASE share. I think I've got some pretty fast cars on pack/district BSA official derby levels. So this wouldn't become a "giving secrets to potential opponents at any big boy organizations.
HELP

The Pack races are the 21st of January, 2007
THANKS IN ADVANCE
John Row

[dsracing]

Fishermen have something called a worm inflater which is a small metal tube connected to a flexible plastic bottle. With graphite inside instead of air you can inject graphite into very small places. It's a bit easier than taking the wheels off each time you re-lube.

[builderjim]

Also, Model Car Builders use this same type of thing to apply small amounts of CA Glue. It's called a CA Applicator.
www.dbproducts.com/store/caap.htm

Jim

[colopwdfan]

Thanks guys I'll check into them
John

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[octom]

I found a small plastic bottle with a thin metal head in a craft shop. It is meant for applying a thin line of paint but the tip is great for directing the dry lube to the area between the bore and axle.

Sorry this was after your race but it may help in the future.

[colopwdfan]

thanks octom it still helps for future info.
I have information that might help:
Item 66437 will fit perfectly into the body end of hub. It's made for liquids and you'll need to remove the little "blocker" thingy on inside of dispenser top. Each comes with a bottle (3cc) perfect for 4 wheel packing, A dispenser and a lid - like a bottle for eye drops. Can be filled with T_O_L or H-L, etc. Also use a bsa nail axle to widen hole a little bit. All this takes less time than describing it to you.
www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=14951&product%5Fid=26360
Also the next time you're at the friendly doctor's office look around for those diposible plastic thingies (that word again) that fit onto the lighted thing they look into your ears with they come in different sizes 2.5, 2.0 etc. Check to see if they have the 2.0 or even smaller. They are perfect disposable (or not) funnels. the narrow in fits into body end of hub. Try this stuff. I won fastest in my son's bsa family division. fastest of all cars that ran. my wife's car was second fastest of all.
john
colopwdfan

[pack459]

I use an extreemly small straw take an exacto knive and cut an angle in the straw from one of the ends. The dip the straw into your graphite it acts like a tiny scooper cup to hold the graphite you should be able to put the tip of the straw in the inside of the wheel hub and pack in the graphite.

[cheelwheels]

I just use the slots themselves. Put the graphite into the slot loosely, spin your wheel and tap the car body while the wheel is spinning. You would be surprized how much graphite goes into the hub. Just a matter of angle. I've tried a lot of different things to do this. This is the only method I found where you can spin the graphite in while pouring graphite(Hobby Lube) in th hub.. Good luck

[Gravity Steve]

Probably not "Scout-safe"...I drilled holes in the hubs and injected the graphite straight into the bore. That is a modification for an adult event, I guess.

If you didn't relocate the axles for a longer wheelbase, and used the slots in the factory location, I think tapping it in works pretty well, like cheelwheels said. I've done that before.