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| 293.1 | WD40 | 29930::FISHER | Battery, Mags, & Gas Off! | Mon Aug 31 1987 12:46 | 22 |
| > or asphalt car, would I be better off using graphite or grease?
I've used both and assuming you mean in the wheels where the differentials
rub - grease is better cause a couple of trips around the track and the
graphite is all gone. Unfortunately the grease attracts dirt and requires
that you clean it all off every night. My preference has been to lubricate
the axels with WD40 and just spray them out at night. I may be getting
more ware than grease - can't tell.
> Also, in ressurecting an older car, what solvent can I use to get
> old grease out of a nylon differential?
WD40 won't hurt the nylon.
Glad to see you back in the notes file Dan - been on Vacation?
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Bye ----O----
Kay R. Fisher / \
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| 293.2 | WD40=New Spindles | 29901::SNOW | | Mon Aug 31 1987 15:07 | 13 |
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Well, I hate to say it, but you have had better luck with WD40 than
I did. I used it on the front wheel of an old Hornet, religiously
nagged my son into spraying out the front wheel bushing after he
was done running for the day. The result was that within about 4-6
weeks there were grooves almost 1/32 deep in both spindles! I then
switched to bearings, and things held together very well.
BTW- You don't happen to have an unused Mabuchi RS380 motor laying
around loose do you?
Dan
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| 293.3 | Jiffy lube | 29930::FISHER | Battery, Mags, & Gas Off! | Mon Aug 31 1987 17:42 | 29 |
| > Well, I hate to say it, but you have had better luck with WD40 than
> I did. I used it on the front wheel of an old Hornet, religiously
> nagged my son into spraying out the front wheel bushing after he
> was done running for the day. The result was that within about 4-6
> weeks there were grooves almost 1/32 deep in both spindles! I then
> switched to bearings, and things held together very well.
I also wore out some fiber bushings and destroyed some expensive spindles
before I bought bearings. They are worth the cost up front just to prevent
the wear. Don't know how another lubricant could or would have helped tho
as it seems most of my wear was the parking lot gravel that mixes in with
whatever lubricant I used and grinding. The argument might me as simple
as no lubricant and live with the wear.
But WD40 has been handy for cleaning out old nylon gears and I've just
sprayed the axels with it rather than put grease in them. I tried graphite
but never got much except dirty.
P.S. I prefer Arch Graphite oil in my cars to any other type.
I especially like the look on the face of any mechanic when
pull out the dip stick and it's pitch black. I can check my oil
on a moon lit night - no problem.
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Bye ----O----
Kay R. Fisher / \
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