What Castor & cleaning bearings?

[peetbee]

I've just stripped my B4 down and can't see on the front castor blocks what degree they are.
I bought the car second hand so don't know what is fitted & am wondering how you can tell.
Thanks

Any hints for cleaning the bearings would be appreciated too, looks like sand from running on astro stuck to the outside of them.

PS Happy New Year!

[josh_smaxx]

For the bearings just soak in unleaded over night and re oil ;)

[ashleyb4]

Soak in wd40 or motor spray overnight then oil lightly

as for caster blocks there is no way of telling

A

[Doomanic]

B4 castor blocks have the angle written on them inside the "C" in silver/white pen unless they are 25° (kit)

[ben]

Have they got sand on the outside or inside of the bearings. Cos if its got inside wont it of worn away the bearings inside?:wtf:

lil ben

[peetbee]

B4 castor blocks have the angle written on them inside the "C" in silver/white pen unless they are 25° (kit)
Thanks for that, they must be the kit 25° then.

Also thans for the cleaning advise, I certainly hope that the bearings haven't worn, I just need to get some oil suitable for bearings, as I only have engine oil in the garage at the moment!
Any recomendations for suitable oil?

[ben]

Trinity royal oil is what i use http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJY55&P=M

lil ben

[ashleyb4]

B4 castor blocks have the angle written on them inside the "C" in silver/white pen unless they are 25° (kit)

wow ive never had anything writen on mine ive had a few pairs to.

A

[ben]

Maybe youve just been getting the standard 25 degree ones then.

[Nick Goodall]

Yeah was gonna say 20 or 30 will have it written in Silver or White on the inside, if there's nothing there they will be 25's

[josh_smaxx]

I think any oil in those little dropper bottle things (in Bens link) is ok for use in bearings, so just a light standard oil is OK.

[losixxx]

sewing machine oil is cheap and very smooth

[peetbee]

Thanks!
/heads off to raid wife's sewing machine