Our kwikee steps are looking kinda ratty, not working as smoothly as they once did, and a few years ago I kinda bent them on a big dip going into a fuel station, bad enough that I had to beat the bars straight (in a nearby parking lot!) to get the steps working again. They are also kinda sad looking, finish is shot, some rust...
Yesterday I pulled the steps and all the hardware off.
Today I am cleaning, and straightening everything out.
Then they will go to the powder coater for a fresh semi-gloss black finish.
I'll get new anti-skid stickons, some new bushings, get them back on good like new.
The big "gear thing" on the motor, and the swivel joints on the drive link, look like they have never been lubricated. But they still work fine.
It's always a battle with lube. will it keep things working good? or just atract dirt?
Even the pivots, they have brass bushings that "should" never need lubrication.
What is the word here?
Lube or no lube?
What lube?
