I know there was a thread on here a while back but I can't find it... Anyhow... What do you guys prefer to use on your ratchets and winches etc etc to keep them lubed up? I was spraying my winch track yesterday with WD40 along with my ratchets as I have been doing since I started flats and another driver pulls up and tells me that WD40 is no good in the winter and that all the grime/salt etc etc just uses WD40 as a sticking agent. He says that graphite lubricating powder is best... WD40 has been problem free for me so far but with winter season here maybe I need to change what I use? I use WD40 on my pad locks also...
WD40 or what Lubricant?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by HalpinUout, Nov 11, 2017.
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WD40 is supposed to be used as penetrating agent, (kind of like break free) not as a steady lubricant. Graphite based lubs to me are pretty good. WD40 does make one as well. It's called white lithium. There are others out there I'm sure folks will comment on.
Random web sight:
WD-40 isn't actually a true lubricant. WD stands for "water displacing" and its main use is as a solvent or rust dissolver.
The lubricant-like properties of WD-40 come not from the substance itself, but from dissolving components. And the effect doesn't last.
WD-40 can be a good substance to start with — it can help clean up rust or other grime. But depending on what you're working with, you should probably follow up WD-40 with use of a true lubricant such as one based on silicone, grease, Teflon, or graphite.HalpinUout Thanks this. -
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Under $10 at TA/Petro & PeeingJ, and blows wd40 away
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I have an air release 5th wheel. I spray that bolt in the front, and the linkage underneath whenever I get a new trailer. Works great. Use it on my old glad hands too.cke, SAR, bigkev1115 and 2 others Thank this. -
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