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January 13, 2015

Abec35 High Speed & Premium Ball Bearing oil

Abec35 high speed oil & premium oil

New from Abec35 come two new oils for ball bearings, high speed oil and premium oil. The high speed oil is specifically formulated to protect, clean and lubricate RC Car bearings and features enhanced lubricity for low friction, smooth rolling performance. Prolonging the life of the bearings by keeping them cool during high RPMs its formulated corrosion inhibitor & water repellent stops rust. The premium oil improves bearing durability and contains a mixture of accelerators of the lubrication and corrosion inhibitors. Resistant to water, it does not dissolve with it, the lubrication is guaranteed up from -41°C to 100°C and for short periods up to 150°C.

Source: Abec35 [abec35.net]

November 12, 2014

Revolution Design Racing Products Ultra Bearings

New from RDRP is a line of high-quality ball bearings as a replacement for worn-out ball races or as instant upgrade when building a new kit. Their special construction with a protective rubber seal on the “outer” side and a low-friction steel shield on the “inner” side maximise the protection against the elements while optimising the drivetrain’s efficiency compared to all-rubber shielded ball races. This makes them especially useful in demanding applications such as electric and nitro off-road racing. A low-drag lubricant further adds to the ultra smooth operation with the bearings being available as complete car sets for many Team Associated, Team C, Team Durango, Kyosho, Mugen, Schumacher, TLR, and Yokomo kits as well as individually in 4-piece sets.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

August 20, 2014

Avid Aura bearing line

Avid have introduced their new Aura bearing line. Taking what they learned from their rear ceramic engine bearings they shrunk that technology down to offer the most advanced bearings to be used in the gearbox of popular 2wd 10th scale off-road vehicles. These bearings have no seals, a high speed nylon ball retainer, SiN34 ceramic balls, tighter tolerances and high-speed oil and was developed for the racers that enjoy maintaining their equipment and don’t mind spending a little extra to have the best performance available. They are not stopping with just gearbox kits either and will be rolling out the Aura bearing with different seal options for those that would like to use them throughout their whole vehicle. Bearing kits are currently available for a wide range of 2wd buggies.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

August 1, 2014

ZZRacing steel & ABEC3 bearing kits

ZZRacing have a bunch of new steel and ABEC3 ball bearings sets available. They come for a range of kits including the latest 3Racing, Awesomatix, Axial, GS, Mugen, Team Associated, Losi/TLR and Xray vehicles. The bearings are meant to run very smooth with exceptional long-life characteristics.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

June 19, 2014

ZZRacing ABEC-3 bearing sets

Following stainless steel and titanium screw sets aftermarket company ZZRacing now also offers a huge amount of ball bearing sets for a wide range of cars, buggies and trucks. Using ABEC-3 specification bearings the sets are available for kits such as the 3Racing Sakura XI and Zero S, the Team Associated B5/B5M, RC10 Worlds and RC8.2, Xray’s XB4, XB8 and T4, Mugen’s MBX-6 and MBX-7, as well as TLR’s 22 and 8ight series. Also available are imperial standard and flanges bearings.

Source: ZZRacing [zzhobby.com]

February 7, 2014

RPM Mega Bearing Blaster

RPM introduce the Mega Bearing Blaster for ball races with an inner diameter of up to 32mm. Ideal for the bearings used in engines, large-scale vehicles and more, the tool builds on the original RPM Bearing Blaster. To clean or re-lube bearings simply remove their outer shields, place the bearing on the centre cone of the base and replace the top. Then take a can of cleaner or lubricant, slip the spray tube in the top of the Mega Bearing Blaster, hold it down and give it a blast. The tool isolates the bearing in a contained environment, making it the safest way to forcefully blast debris from your bearings by preventing back-splash of cleaners and lubricants from hitting your hands and/or face. The RPM Mega Bearing Blaster works on bearings with a minimum inside diameter of 3/16” (5mm) and a maximum outside diameter of 1.25” (32mm).

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

November 8, 2013

Yeah Racing Tamiya, Yokomo & VBC bearing sets

Yeah Racing have new bearing sets for some of the latest 1/1o scale kits available. Coming as standard metal-shielded and optional teflon seal variant the sets includes lightly pre-oiled bearings to significantly reduce the friction in the drive train compared to the greased bearings many kits include. Both variants come with a 15ml bottle of high quality bearing oil for convenient maintenance and best possible performance over a long period of time. The sets are available for the Tamiya TA06, M06, TT02B and XV01, the Yokomo BD7 and BD7 ver.RS as well as the VBC FWD kit.

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September 21, 2013

ZZRacing F1 screw kits

ZZRacing have produced this all new series of screw kits for F1 cars. Made from high quality titanium & stainless steel they are available as M3 and M4 flat head and button head screws. The material used increases durability and sheds some weight compared to conventional steel screws. The set contains screws suitable for the Tamiya F104, TRF101, Yokomo YRF, VBC Flash04, Serpent F110, Saxo F1, Speedpassion SP-1 and the TRG112.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]