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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Glad I didn't weigh in on the WD-40 use sooner but now that the ice is broken....
At one time, WD-40 was made with coconut oil and petroleum solvent. It still contains a lot of light petro solvents. I believe they've reformulated to use other oils and less coconut oil. We'll never know what the formula is since it's proprietary. WD-40 will attack and dissolve certain rubber materials. IMO. it's a pretty poor rust preventer and of no use as a penetrant for loosening fasteners. It is good for removing water or moisture, especially for spark plug grounding and makes a fair cutting oil for tooling metals. It's major attributes are that it's cheap, abundant, and applies easily out of a spray can.
For preventing rust on stabilizers I like to use oil or chain lube, depending on environment. I use oil if I'm worried about dirt or dust and chain lube if I want the best protection and don't care about dirt.
At one time, WD-40 was made with coconut oil and petroleum solvent. It still contains a lot of light petro solvents. I believe they've reformulated to use other oils and less coconut oil. We'll never know what the formula is since it's proprietary. WD-40 will attack and dissolve certain rubber materials. IMO. it's a pretty poor rust preventer and of no use as a penetrant for loosening fasteners. It is good for removing water or moisture, especially for spark plug grounding and makes a fair cutting oil for tooling metals. It's major attributes are that it's cheap, abundant, and applies easily out of a spray can.
For preventing rust on stabilizers I like to use oil or chain lube, depending on environment. I use oil if I'm worried about dirt or dust and chain lube if I want the best protection and don't care about dirt.
