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Car Forum / Jeep / August 2005Good lube for door hinges?
What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to install?  Signaturethere is no .sig Doug did pass the time by typing: > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to > install? no zerks, I just use a good silicon spray lube. SignatureDougW Chrysler yanked ten cents per wagon, long ago. I just use my regular oil can filled with whatever motor oil I'm using. stuff a bunch of rags around the hinges to soak up the excess, then clean the dust that collects from time to time. I used to have a can of bicycle chain oil that was easy to use, but I think that went the way of CFCs. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to > install? > > -- > there is no .sig I vote for motor oil too. It is what is in my Wrangler's Owner Manual. It is unreasonable to expect, that a part this exposed, will hold lubricant for a long time. If you put grease here, it will just gum up, dry out, and hold dirt. Then you will have an abrasive paste in your door hinges. If you want to go high tech, they have lots of stuff in the bicycle shop now. There are tiny little bottles of stuff, that looks just like motor oil, but it has "Teflon particles", "friction modifiers" or whatever in it. If you want to pay $5.95 for 4 oz. of motor oil, go here http://www.nashbar.com and select "Lubricant" from the "Category" menu. There is even some stuff recommended for "muddy off-road conditions". Earle > Chrysler yanked ten cents per wagon, long ago. I just use my > regular oil can filled with whatever motor oil I'm using. stuff a bunch [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > -- > > there is no .sig Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that evaporates within a few days. > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to > install? SignatureJerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ > Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based > aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to > make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little > lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that > evaporates within a few days. That white lithium spray in the can gets my vote. On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:40:21 -0700, the following appeared in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by Jerry Bransford <jerrypb@cox.net>: I just use 10W30 twice a year. BTW, WD-40 isn't intended as a lubricant; it's a moisture displacent. It works great for (as you pointed out) flushing out contaminated lubricant/dirt/water from *unsealed* joints such as hinges prior to relubricating. >Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based >aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to >> install? -- Bob C. "Evidence confirming an observation is evidence that the observation is wrong." - McNameless > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to > install? I used white lithium grease and now the spring on the top hing scoots back and forth about 1/16th of an inch and makes a horrible cracking noise. |
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