The problem is, New Mexico is dry and dusty. Viscous lubricants attract lots of dirt when then makes shifting even harder than if it was bone dry. Then I must spray with a solvent and scrape to clean it off. The best long-term solution seems to be a thin lube that collects no abrasives. Like WD-40. Any other suggestions? Dry lubricant maybe? Talcum? Graphite? Buckyballs? -- Gnarlie
Entity don spence spoke thus: > Gnarlie > I can't imagine crawling under there every two months. Put a proper > lubricant on it for goodness sake! WD40 is a Water Dispersant. > Fortieth attempt to formulate. It's basically kerosene (which is why > it makes a good flame thrower or potato cannon fuel.) It evaporates in > about 48 hours. > Use it to clean something but not as a lube. Waste of time and money. > > my 3 cents (inflation ya know) >> I spray all moving linkage parts about every 2 months with WD40. The >> front I >> get whenever the spare tire is out. By shifter boot is loose which >> makes it >> easy to lube from inside. |
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