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Date:         Tue, 15 May 2007 12:26:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
In-Reply-To:  <238148.54460.qm@web50002.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Without cleaning the tracks FIRST, one leaves the sand, dirt and grit in there to wear away the
track and rollers and (if I recall properly) some of the slider parts are nylon.  So IMHO, clean
FIRST, then lub.  m2cw




--- Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@YAHOO.COM> wrote:


>     I found a simpler way to lubricate them. I hauled a load of hydraulic cylinders a few weeks
> back and at least one of them leaked hydraulic fluid. The door now slides back and forth with
> the greatest of ease and very quietly. So hydraulic fluid apparently works quite well, also.
> Next time the door gets cranky I may just haul some more hydraulic cylinders.
>
>   Craig






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