Quick and dirty for breaking in a NOS Aurora TJET Chassis. Good for all chassis except slim-lines they need a little more TLC.
You need some good top plate oil. I like Break Free CLP It is s gun oil that is suppose to protect and bniot foul it also is suppose to bond to the metal at the molecule level. I also use Purple MAX. Lots of options in this department. You will also need a heavier oil for the bottom aramture hole. I use good old Thunder Oil. SOme people even use a grease in this area.
You will also need a dremel tool with a brass wire brush.
And a set of replacement Motor Brushes, Thunder Brushes, Wizzards, Tall Boys, HOWORLDS etc.
Remove the top gear plate then remove the ideler gear. Oil the rear cluster gear and the rear pinion also oil under the motor pinion gear. Now take the dremel tool and use it to drive the aramture pinion by pressing the wire brush against the pinion gear with the fremel running on high. You will hear the motor spin up. Run it up for about 20 - 30 sec. The use the dremel tool to drive the cluster gear then use it to drive the rear pinion.
Now oil the front and rear axels and the cluster gear hole at the rear of the chassis.
Install a new set of motor brushes. Reinstall the gear plate and drop a very small drop of thunder poil on the bottom armature hole.
Now I just go ahead and start running mine around the track at this point.
This will give you a decent runnning TJET. Good enough to see if it will be a decent runner. You can then do much much more to make it even better, but that another long write up.
Roger Corrie