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Jan 23, 2008 | 08:30 PM

#16

Skandocious

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From: Davis & Newcastle, CA

a) Joints without a zerk and pre-greased and don't require any more than they have when you buy them.
b) WD40 is not a lubricant, it's a penetrant. You should NEVER use WD40 to lubricate something like a bearing or a ujoint.
c) Where in the heck did you spray WD40?!

Jan 23, 2008 | 08:44 PM

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kcb37

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Skandocious is right. They should be pre grease.
But I will say this to Skandocious. WD-40 isn't a penetrand it is a water displacement.
That is where the name actually came from. Water Displacement, and it took 40 formulas (tries) to get that Formula.
Just saying.

Jan 23, 2008 | 08:46 PM

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Skandocious

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True that it does displace water, but yes it is in fact a penetrant.

http://www.wd40.com/Brands/pdfs/msds-3in1pro_penet_spray.au.pdf

Notice the title at the top

Jan 23, 2008 | 09:22 PM

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kcb37

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Okay, jeez.
Hey if you take out the part where I said it's not a penetrant, then were both right.
Guess you really do learn something new everyday.

Jan 23, 2008 | 09:27 PM

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todd31277

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kcb37

If they don't have a grease zerk the best way to put them in is to pull the caps and put some grease in them, then put the caps back on. WD-40 would eat up any grease that was in them to begin with and eventually wear away, run out, or dry out.
I would pull the u-joints out/apart and put some grease in them.

nailed it. wd-40 and 8 hour drive. probably left all the grease in Ohio