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  I agree. Grease is more for gears; high pressure/temp. roller/ball bearings. Oiling will help flush debris better. Heavy machine oils are a possibility, should last in wells if clearence is tight, too.)

  Zippo wick for oil wick. A sliver of fiberglass cigarette filter. Tea light oil/fuel ''candle" wicks.

  I find red & tacky a bit thick and have been using Lubriplate Aero more in/on most the last few years. It's softer than heavy wheel bearing grease, with a 190-220° weep temp, safe lithium base, I haven't ever seen Areo get crusty.

 I also have a few plastic safe teflon lubes that I like, a thin, very light clear grease in various sqeeze tubes and brands; I'd trust it to slowly migrate down in a tiny well. T-9, Boeing's teflon dry wax spray is great, plastic safe, so far paint safe (oh, the awesomeness. Let one drop permeate a bearing, etc., let it dry 5 -10 minutes .  Looks like water stains on glass or spoon untouched; slick like graphite. Lasts .)

Plastic safe Reel-Butter oilings, Birchwood Casey Sheath metal wipe & slow but sure oil, agitate, oil, wipe for casual removing, treating, & preventing more.

'Bannana oil", good stuff else where, sometimes turns to a thick sludge on electric motors ...I'm thinking about that because it clogged a big motors wick and bearing. 

A hole is all any bushing needs for a lube boost. It doesn't hurt to have more lube on an oil-lite than I know of. It's more like some things dont need more and it's not gonna wear fast... but why not slow it more? Significant drag is about all I can imagine..but more than R&T grease?

 A tiny piece of metal/plastic/etc.. tube (hobby,pnumatic,weedwacker/etc,is all you need for a well. Maybe a dot of super glue outside of the tube.(I just saw loc-tite has a flexible/shock proof gel super glue!?!)

RC fuel plumping/fittings would make nice wells if you have/buy small tap. (& bottoming/seat angle on the bit & a bottoming tap to get "serious")

The right hole or fitting and you could force flushing bearings by spray lube nozzle-straw, or use blunt syringe geaser, squeeze oiler, etc. 

I liked where these repais went. Printers and media players, tape/VCR/cd/dvd/camera drawers/lids provide another source of all kinds of tiny bushing and bearing "wonders". (Surprisingly strong motors the size of pencil erasers etc.)

My MPC General has low profile,flat, armature end play/thrust's, ball bearings that I bet you someone interested here might like to see (there are two bearings/cages & hard washers/machine shims for arm. thrust surface races)(Fishing reels are another source of tiny goodies like these too   )

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 R.I.P CW.  😔

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