spray lube for jacks?
I'm thinking of lubing my jacks before retracting them. What lube do you use? I heard WD40 attracts dirt, so I'm thinking pure silicone?
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Tom N wrote:
I was at the HWH Iowa factory some years ago. The technician there told me to wipe the jacks down with the same transmission fluid I use in my jacks. The transmission fluid in the jacks lubes the jacks and does not damage the seals.
We have a winner here. I work on airliners. We have to wipe the landing gear struts to get the dirt and crud off, every time we do trip check. You take a spray bottle of the lubricant (in this case, ATF) and squirt on the rag or the extended jack ram, and wipe it down. It will leave the finest oily film and this will be "scraped" off as the cylinder retracts. You don't need a spray bottle, but it just makes it easier for us.
Charles
