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Wildthings
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 Posted: Today 11:06 am Post subject: Shifter lubricant for desert use? |
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| Our 83 1/2 lives in Arizona these day where dust is constant. In the process of installing a shifter rebuild kit because all the old plastic just blew apart and was wondering what people recommend as far as a lubricant. |
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Californio
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Joined: May 17, 2007
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| Posted: Today 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Shifter lubricant for desert use. |
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I've found the thinner the better and keep doing it. WD40 works for me. Anything thicker and "longer lasting" just attracts more crap.
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DanHoug
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Joined: December 05, 2016
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Location: Bemidji, MN
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| Posted: Today 11:24 am Post subject: Re: Shifter lubricant for desert use? |
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i'm ready to take all the congealed high quality, waterproof, German grease i'd put on and go back to Jet-Lube Moly Mist. dries hard and provides a slippery surface. it does wear thru eventually but is easy to give it another coat from the rattle can.
https://www.gwlinc.com/eStore/ProductInfo/MJL16041.aspx
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'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd
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