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Blaine Hanson
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WA
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 10:46 pm, by:  Blaine Hanson (Blaine) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My drivers door became very, very difficult to open / close around the 1/2 way mark. This problem happened over just one weekend.
The door had no sag, play, apparent wear or mis-alignment at all .... hmm ????
One search revealed -
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/283/29536.html
I tried Peters idea .... "Use white Lithium Grease, spray in, wipe off, repeat in a day or so. Eventually it will work itself into the mechanism and hopefully make it all nice again."
I did this on all my hinges - doors, boot, bonnet. I sprayed heaps into my bad door hinge and worked it into all the joints. Within minutes my drivers door went from being very, very stiff, to as good as new again.

To those who missed the earlier posts on this pearl of wisdom, I suggest you all do this before your hinges play up, or it maybe too late!
The white Lithium Grease I bought was $16.50 and worked wonders. There was a cheaper version available, but I didn't risk it.
I highly recommend you all do this preventative maintenance asap.
Peter Nitschke
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 12:07 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


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Shaun Stephenson
TryHard
Vic
Jzz30 TT & ST162

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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 07:57 am, by:  Shaun Stephenson (Neonasty) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OH! I have this exact same problem with my passenger side. I just pumped in a whole lot of silicone spray, fixed it for a week or so..

But this stuff sounds much better. I'll pick some up.

Cheers!
Daniel Lee
DieHard
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8

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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 10:38 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Blaine,

What this Lithium Grease?

Can I get them from any hardware shops or are they the same as the WD40?

I'm having trouble with my passenger side door too.

Cheers!!
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 Ltd manual

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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 10:47 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It is different from WD40. It is a long-lasting high pressure grease. You might be able to get it at a hardware shop, or I got mine from a car aftermarket place, like Autopro or Repco (can not remember which).
Perry Morgan
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Qld
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 11:52 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Daniel, products like WD40 also tend to strip away grease and then dry up themselves. They are not really good as a long term lubricant.
Blaine Hanson
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WA
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 03:31 pm, by:  Blaine Hanson (Blaine) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is the product I used - I bought it at Repco


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and I quote from their web page ....
White Lithium Grease - Heavy duty lubricant
Description: CRC White Lithium Grease is a high purity, high quality grade 2 White Lithium based grease with an advanced additive package. It provides long lasting lubrication with excellent water and heat resistance, corrosion protection and film strength.
Don Bagnall
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 05:58 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Excellent stuff Blaine. I shall poichase a can tomorrow, as preventative maintenance

And thanks to Peter for the idea
Shane McInnes
DieHard
NSW
JZZ30 GT-TL Manual

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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 06:20 pm, by:  Shane McInnes (Soarin_tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I used WD-40 about 1yr and half ago, when my door was hard to open. It worked straight away and i still havnt had any problems since.
Callum Finch
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 06:22 pm, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I might go check out Auto1 tonight! I have a $30 gift voucher =D
Been wondering what i could waste it on, was nearly going to go for flame decals! ;D
Don Bagnall
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 06:24 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Callum Finch wrote on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 06:22 pm:

was nearly going to go for flame decals!



Daniel Lee
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 06:52 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks guys,

I'm gonna get one from Repco in the weekend.
Ben Lipman
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 07:46 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This site. You guys.

There is always a new pearl of wisdom to be found here.

Guess I'm off to Repco/Supercheap as well.
Dan McColl
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 10:31 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I go one up and use synthetic teflon lube.
Peter Nitschke
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 11:58 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Err.. Isn't Teflon synthetic anyway?
Perry Morgan
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Friday, October 13, 2006 - 07:09 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I used motorbike chain lube. Heavy duty stuff but can be shot in with one of those lil applicator tubes you get with the cans. Working well still also.
Blaine Hanson
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Friday, October 13, 2006 - 10:02 pm, by:  Blaine Hanson (Blaine) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The CRC White Lithium Grease can also comes with "one of those lil applicator tubes you get with the cans". This makes it easier to shoot the grease spray in the correct gaps instead of all over the place. Even though I managed to do both ! Nothing a quick wipe with a rag can't fix. I figured the more the merrier.
Make sure there is one of these applicator tubes on the top of the can you buy.
Phil Stuart
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Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 10:10 pm, by:  Phil Stuart (Ericdog) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Shane said that he used WD40 over a year ago and all is still ok, but others are suggesting lithium grease, ore even bike oil.

What would be the best. I have WD40 here, I dont have the other. Is it worth getting the lithium grease ?? Is there much benefit over WD40 ?
Peter Nitschke
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Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 03:28 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

WD40 and the like will wash out any grease and only leave a thin oily layer behind. Perhaps not ideal.
Shane McInnes
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Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 08:53 am, by:  Shane McInnes (Soarin_tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maybe not ideal?

Its still working perfect a yr and half later!

But up too you guys what you use. I just find WD-40 cheaper and is doing the same job. Plus when mine started to get hard to open i just though straight away WD-40 will fix it. I didnt know about the CRC stuff at the time.
David Vaughan
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Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 09:14 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

White Lithium Grease is a high pressure long lasting lubricant and is better for the task. WD40 is a penetrating lubricant designed to remove surface water film, prevent corrosion or free up rusty bolts, not to lubricate something in the long term. It was originally designed for electrical circuit boards I believe; old big ones.

Sewing machine oil would probably do a serviceable job as well but that does not make it best for the job and, without denying the success of your fix so far, there is a false economy in inferior products where an oil is needed. Consider what you put in your engine

Edit: I looked at Wikipedia and according to that half of WD40 is solvent. See also a Chemistry Professor's comments, here:
http://yarchive.net/chem/wd40.html

The actual formulation is a proprietary secret of course.

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