Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
evaporates within a few days.

Doug wrote:
> What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are
> squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to
> install?
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
evaporates within a few days.

Doug wrote:
> What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are
> squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to
> install?
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
evaporates within a few days.

Doug wrote:
> What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges are
> squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed to
> install?
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
> aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
> make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
> lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
> evaporates within a few days.

That white lithium spray in the can gets my vote.

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
> aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
> make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
> lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
> evaporates within a few days.

That white lithium spray in the can gets my vote.

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
> aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
> make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
> lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
> evaporates within a few days.

That white lithium spray in the can gets my vote.

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Just spray them with a heavy application of a white lithium grease-based
> aerosol lube which will penetrate well and hang around long enough to
> make it worth your while. Avoid WD-40 which will rinse out what little
> lube remains and replace with a very poor excuse for a lubricant that
> evaporates within a few days.

That white lithium spray in the can gets my vote.

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

I vote for motor oil too. It is what is in my Wrangler's Owner Manual. It
is unreasonable to expect, that a part this exposed, will hold lubricant for
a long time. If you put grease here, it will just gum up, dry out, and hold
dirt. Then you will have an abrasive paste in your door hinges.

If you want to go high tech, they have lots of stuff in the bicycle shop
now. There are tiny little bottles of stuff, that looks just like motor
oil, but it has "Teflon particles", "friction modifiers" or whatever in it.
If you want to pay $5.95 for 4 oz. of motor oil, go here
http://www.nashbar.com and select "Lubricant" from the "Category" menu.
There is even some stuff recommended for "muddy off-road conditions".

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:42F41258.AA24D87D@cox.net...
> Chrysler yanked ten cents per wagon, long ago. I just use my
> regular oil can filled with whatever motor oil I'm using. stuff a bunch
> of rags around the hinges to soak up the excess, then clean the dust
> that collects from time to time. I used to have a can of bicycle chain
> oil that was easy to use, but I think that went the way of CFCs.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Doug wrote:
> >
> > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges
are
> > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed
to
> > install?
> >
> > --
> > there is no .sig

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

I vote for motor oil too. It is what is in my Wrangler's Owner Manual. It
is unreasonable to expect, that a part this exposed, will hold lubricant for
a long time. If you put grease here, it will just gum up, dry out, and hold
dirt. Then you will have an abrasive paste in your door hinges.

If you want to go high tech, they have lots of stuff in the bicycle shop
now. There are tiny little bottles of stuff, that looks just like motor
oil, but it has "Teflon particles", "friction modifiers" or whatever in it.
If you want to pay $5.95 for 4 oz. of motor oil, go here
http://www.nashbar.com and select "Lubricant" from the "Category" menu.
There is even some stuff recommended for "muddy off-road conditions".

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:42F41258.AA24D87D@cox.net...
> Chrysler yanked ten cents per wagon, long ago. I just use my
> regular oil can filled with whatever motor oil I'm using. stuff a bunch
> of rags around the hinges to soak up the excess, then clean the dust
> that collects from time to time. I used to have a can of bicycle chain
> oil that was easy to use, but I think that went the way of CFCs.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Doug wrote:
> >
> > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges
are
> > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed
to
> > install?
> >
> > --
> > there is no .sig

Re: Good lube for door hinges?
 

I vote for motor oil too. It is what is in my Wrangler's Owner Manual. It
is unreasonable to expect, that a part this exposed, will hold lubricant for
a long time. If you put grease here, it will just gum up, dry out, and hold
dirt. Then you will have an abrasive paste in your door hinges.

If you want to go high tech, they have lots of stuff in the bicycle shop
now. There are tiny little bottles of stuff, that looks just like motor
oil, but it has "Teflon particles", "friction modifiers" or whatever in it.
If you want to pay $5.95 for 4 oz. of motor oil, go here
http://www.nashbar.com and select "Lubricant" from the "Category" menu.
There is even some stuff recommended for "muddy off-road conditions".

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:42F41258.AA24D87D@cox.net...
> Chrysler yanked ten cents per wagon, long ago. I just use my
> regular oil can filled with whatever motor oil I'm using. stuff a bunch
> of rags around the hinges to soak up the excess, then clean the dust
> that collects from time to time. I used to have a can of bicycle chain
> oil that was easy to use, but I think that went the way of CFCs.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Doug wrote:
> >
> > What's good to use to lube door hinges? My XJ driver's side door hinges
are
> > squeaking noticeably. Is there some sort of zerk fitting you're supposed
to
> > install?
> >
> > --
> > there is no .sig