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Old January 8th 18, 05:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Lubricant for spar pins

On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:23:43 +0000, Jim White wrote:

At 14:13 08 January 2018, Papa3 wrote:
On Monday, January 8, 2018 at 7:30:07 AM UTC-5, Jim White wrote:
At 23:35 07 January 2018, john firth wrote:
Wot? nobody pushing good old WD 40?
Seriously, surely the meticulous glider pilot must treat load bearing
pins
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Tell me why? I am presently using WD40 specialist spray grease. Very

slip=
py
and easy to apply.
=20
Jim


I think most folks view WD40 as the "traditional" water displacement
produc=
t in the blue can which is nothing like the WD40 Spray Grease you're
using.=
If anyone really wants to do the work, you can look at some of the
key
t=
ests that should be published on the Technical Data Sheets for whatever
pro=
duct you use to see how it performs. Things like ASTM D2266 2596 etc.
def=
ine critical wear prevention properties. =20

P3


Datasheet says:

4-ball Wear Test 0.5 mm (ASTM D-4172) ,
Dropping Point Temperature 118°C (ASTM D566) ,
Corrosion Protection in salt spray test 0 % rust at 72h (ASTM B-117) ,
Temperature (Continuous) -20°C to +115°C as grease, then to +260°C as
liquid

Is that any good?

I notice that the "Super Lube grease with Syncolon" is available in the
UK in 90mm tubes from Amazon, so have decided that I'll have one before
my Libelle's next annual is due in March: I need to bbuy some grease
before then anyway.


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