Recommended oil for Rotax rotors?

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Recommended oil for Rotax rotors?

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I’m wondering what folks find works best for their Rotax rotors. Recommendations?
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Ultrapure light
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Actually need two...
A thin "piston" oil for the rotor body dropped into the slide receiver
I use either Al Cass or a similar oil from Players Products
and a thicker oil for the spindle placed under the stop arm,
Hetman 13 or similar
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Thank you both!
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And a third type, ball joint, is helpful in keeping the all joints from wearing and going clickety clack.

I use the hetmans ball joint (15 I think) for that, and then ultrapure light for the core and ultrapure bearing/linkage for the stop arm and bearing plate hole.
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harrisonreed wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:05 am Ultrapure light
I switched to Ultrapure after Hetman became so difficult to find. Works great on my Hagmann valves and Olsen rotors.
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