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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / March 2008Lubricating the doors
Getting resistance while opening door. Should I use Lithium grease? > Getting resistance while opening door. Should I use Lithium grease? Not if there's someone inside trying to keep you out. > Not if there's someone inside trying to keep you out. Re: 1991 Miata What is the recommended product and procedure for lubricating the Miata doors which is making a noise when I open them. You would think this would be easy but just do some Google searches and you get a wide range of opinion. From WD-40, which some people rave about and others claim will ruin your door hinges. I would like a two step recommendation: (1) Clean the current hinges of any contaminants that are there. (2) Apply a lubricant, what ever that may be. Thanks, Gary > I would like a two step recommendation: > > (1) Clean the current hinges of any contaminants that are there. > > (2) Apply a lubricant, what ever that may be. A pal of mine likes to remind people "WD40 is a solvent, not a lubricant". As such, it might be a nice step 1 to help clean the hinge. I know it cleans grungy areas of my cycle well. For step 2, I've used "no-flyoff" motorcycle chain lube. It sprays on, penetrates, and then kind of gels. Otherwise some kind of lock lube with graphite in it might be nice. I knew a secretary whose typewriter was squeaking on certain keys, and they asked maintenance what to lube it with... the guy opened the cover and a mouse ran out... really! miker >> I would like a two step recommendation: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >As such, it might be a nice step 1 to help clean the hinge. I know it cleans >grungy areas of my cycle well. Spray some WD40 in a clean glass bowl. After the solvent evaporates, examine the slippery greasy film that remains and have your friend explain how it's not a lubricant. However the LAST thing I want is to start yet ANOTHER "WD-40 is the Devil's spittle" thread. >For step 2, I've used "no-flyoff" motorcycle chain lube. It sprays on, >penetrates, and then kind of gels. Otherwise some kind of lock lube with >graphite in it might be nice. A lube that penetrates, the thickens into a grease is what's called for. Motorcycle chain lube is an excellent choice. So is LPS-3 http://www.lpslabs.com/Products/CorrosionInh/Lps3.asp It is marketed for its superb anti-corrosion properites, but I've used in on motorcycle chains as a lubricant with excellent results. > However the LAST thing I want is to start yet ANOTHER "WD-40 is > the Devil's spittle" thread. Too late, are you going to start a natural vs synthetic thread also? <GD&R>  SignatureXS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org >> However the LAST thing I want is to start yet ANOTHER "WD-40 is >> the Devil's spittle" thread. > >Too late, are you going to start a natural vs synthetic thread also? ><GD&R> Nope. ;>) > >Too late, are you going to start a natural vs synthetic thread also? > ><GD&R> > Nope. Chicken. :-) Unborn sperm whale oil is best. SignatureLanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C > A lube that penetrates, the thickens into a grease is what's called > for. Motorcycle chain lube is an excellent choice. So is LPS-3 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It is marketed for its superb anti-corrosion properites, but I've used > in on motorcycle chains as a lubricant with excellent results. I couldn't find the recommended LPS product but I picked up something called PB Blaster, which is supposed to be a penetrating catalyst and recommended by Auto Zone. I found out later that its not really a lubricant but they have another spray called PB-50 that is a lubricant which I should have bought. PB Blaster is an orange consociation and seems to dry up with no perceivable lubricant coating the cup. I will not use that on my Miata. Its really a WD-40 competitor, I am told. So I went down to this huge Harley Davidson store and its really huge. I grabbed something called Lube Plus. I looked at it in a cup and there is real lubricant along the sides of the cup. It has the consistency of WD-40 in the cup but more lubricant. I think I will go with it unless I get a thumbs down here. http://tinyurl.com/2hvz6d > So I went down to this huge Harley Davidson store and its really huge. I > grabbed something called Lube Plus. I looked at it in a cup and there is > real lubricant along the sides of the cup. It has the consistency of WD-40 > in the cup but more lubricant. I think I will go with it unless I get a > thumbs down here. Dirt bike shops sell waterproof synthetic chainlube that squirts thin, penetrates, then sets up to thick grease. Nearly 30 years ago, the best brand was PJ-1. I still have a can, and guess where I use it? SignatureLanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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