[Lyle Swallows]

I do a mod to get grease into the slider ball, a grease zerk is fitted to the rotating swash plate locating the zerk so it aligns with the large gap in the slider ball then I drill 4 small holes in that slider ball recess then reassemble and with a very light weight grease I pump in to fill the recess  (which lubricates the entire slider ball area) keep pumping and the grease then is forced out via the 4 small holes into the rotor shaft itself thus greasing the rotor shaft.

i saw your pictures in a previous thread! thank you for them and i intend to do the same, i have also seen Dimitri's helicopter have a grease zerk for the swashplate bearing on the non rotating ring,

i suppose this needs the newer E49-3522 bearing where as mine is the E49-3521 bearing. i dont know the physical differences but this is what he said, Robin is waiting to hear back about swashplate bearings too. big fan of keeping things greased... my new slider ball should be here tomorrow.