Steel
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Morning guys
Had a quick look but couldnt see anything like this all in one place and im feeling constructive
Will start the ball rolling:
im to bed guys! have fun
Oh: i generally only use wd40 etc for help loosening off seized or rusted nuts. INOX while it does the same thing is actually lanolin based and does not eat rubber like wd40. I will always get inox over the crc stuff any day. just as good, but doesnt eat rubber and leaves O rings alone. just FYI.
just remembered something else: CRC contact cleaner? only use the solvent based flammable stuff. The non flammable stuff, eats into plastic terminals and causes a lot of damage in a matter of months. Had million dollar machines parked up from electrical issues and took sometime before we found this out.
Had a quick look but couldnt see anything like this all in one place and im feeling constructive
Will start the ball rolling:
- Your window winder getting heavy to turn? or your power windows sound like its going to stop? Silicone spray is THE *poo* for lubing up your rubber window guides. when the window is down just a steady quick spray down the guts from top to bottom. Presto! (try to avoid using WD40/CRC etc, this stuff is notorious for eating away rubber and making it go all wavy)
- Lithium grease spray is also my go-to lube for hinges for doors and bonnets and also use it for lubing and coating park brake springs and park brake shoe adjusters as it handles heat well.
- Bendix ceramic lube. This stuff if you can find it is the best stuff i have found for lubing caliper slide pins and adjusters. Being ceramic it is really resistant to heat! good stuff! I also put it on the guide tabs and slides on brake pads, keeps them operating smoothly and not get stuck (yes i have seen it happen before)
- Wheel bearing grease i usually use the green castrol agri grease or the yellow coloured spheerol. Make sure you pack those bearings well, can never have too much lube
- If greasing uni joints i prefer a quality grease with moly in it! nice gun metal grey colour. Its bad for getting everywhere seriously worst for it lol!
- Anti seize: can get them as a silver grade or copper grade. Copper grade has a higher temp threshold, so you would only really use this stuff for hot areas like exhaust manifold studs/nuts etc. Silver is perfectly fine for wheel nuts, brake bleeding nipples etc... Contrary to popular believe, anti seize is not a "lube" it does not make nuts fall off etc. its just to stop oxidisation and prevent seizing.
im to bed guys! have fun
Oh: i generally only use wd40 etc for help loosening off seized or rusted nuts. INOX while it does the same thing is actually lanolin based and does not eat rubber like wd40. I will always get inox over the crc stuff any day. just as good, but doesnt eat rubber and leaves O rings alone. just FYI.
just remembered something else: CRC contact cleaner? only use the solvent based flammable stuff. The non flammable stuff, eats into plastic terminals and causes a lot of damage in a matter of months. Had million dollar machines parked up from electrical issues and took sometime before we found this out.
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