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Date:         Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:50:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: balky shift question
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I also have a spray can of dry moly grease. I used to use it on my squeaking UCBs before I finally replaced them. It would last for a few months, much long than WD40 in that application.

On 9 Jul 2004 at 6:26, Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> Lubriplate would work good for that. > I notice the hinges on my Outboard engine crust up with lots of dirt but > inside it's nice and clean where the parts rotate. > > Stan Wilder > www.engineceramics.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 5:43 PM > Subject: Re: balky shift question > > > > 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. >

-- Shawn Wright http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright ~This message sent by Pegasus Mail, the safe E-Mail alternative~ "Friends don't let friends use Outlook"


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