What do you use to lube your stabilizer jacks?
What do you use to lube your stabilizer jacks, both the threaded rod part and the various pivot points in the mechanism? Thanks
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nomad297 wrote:
WD-40 is a lousy lubricant. If you do a little research, you will see what I am talking about. Here's a link to an article in Popular Mechanics to get you started. Google will give you plenty of places to read as well.
Bruce
Unfortunately that article didn't test it on stabilizers. :B It appeared to me like the author had a predetermined conclusion before they started, but they did admit that;
"Despite the final tally, WD-40 is not a complete zero. What it lacks in job-specific excellence it makes up for with across-the-board flexibility. In addition to being serviceable in a wide range of tasks...its best ability may be discouraging rust".
I buy the stuff in gallons and use a small pump sprayer, not aerosol cans. I spray the stabilizers liberally allowing the dirt and crud to run off and providing a protective coating. Works just fine for that purpose, we aren't talking about putting it into a crankcase.
