TM Warthogs making a squeaking sound

[con3para]

Hi all, had my warthogs for a while now , say four years , the other night i could hear my stick making strange squeaking noise , so i stripped it down and orderd some Tammy grease ,relubed the ball joint and all went well putting back together.

I noticed the rubber O-ring was loose that sits under the black and white flange , is it surposed to be glued in place..??? , or held in place with grease . Could this be making the squeaking noise only happens when using pitch , any info would be greatful .

Still not fixed the issue , with out the flange the ball joint is butter smooth but once assembled its back to sticky and squeaky. :noexpression:

 

Do i need this rubber O" ring

Edited April 18, 2015 by con3para

[Sarge55]

I replaced the stock "O" ring with one from hempstead. Here is a link to the thread;

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=95575

 

I'm pretty sure he still makes them. PM him if you want to order a ring from him. IIRC it was $8.00 USD shipped to Canada.

[con3para]

Thanks for the reply , 77 views one reply . lol , did you have the same problem ,mine now it seems to lock up on the odd turn in flight and def makes a strange squeak noise .

[T_A]

Thanks for the reply , 77 views one reply . lol ,

 

 

Replied just to say i have no idea about this issue as i have never opened my Warthog and it doesn't make squeaking noises , also its only one year old

So really i have nothing to contribute to this thread.

 

but at least i improved the reply/view statistics for you :thumbup:

Edited April 19, 2015 by T_A

[Sarge55]

I don't recall it squeaking. I opened mine up to grease it it as it was starting to stick a bit after about 6-7 months of use. That is when I noticed the "O" ring extruding out of place. After greasing it I put it back in and seemed to work OK but when I saw Hempstead's mod I ordered it and replaced it. Been working great since.

[con3para]

Thanks for the replys gents , well it was the O-ring , it had come loose and was wedge in between the flange and top ball moving part , i have ran out of tammy grease so i used vaseline , to keep the ring in place . i have ordered a teflon ring off Hem ..great post thanks .

[_Dredd]

They work well. I actually have the standard oring with hempsteads Teflon ring on the underside. Adds some extra tension.

[Sarge55]

Good idea Dredd. Mine had a small tear in it so tossed it.