Metal Lubricants

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Camren

At robotics:
WD-40: Used for lubricating our pneumatic cylinders, chain and lubrication on other metal on metal rubbing points that are hard to get at.

WD-40, or "Water Displacement" is not actually a lubricant; it's designed to displace any water in a mechanism so it can be greased with actual lubricant. Only once have I ever actually used WD-40 to displace water.

Originally Posted by Camren

So what do you guys and gals on chief delphi use at robotics, work and or home as lubricant.

White lithium grease.

[Camren]

Originally Posted by artdutra04

WD-40, or "Water Displacement" is not actually a lubricant; it's designed to displace any water in a mechanism so it can be greased with actual lubricant. Only once have I ever actually used WD-40 to displace water.

That is very interesting I didn't know that. I have been using it on my bike chain for years.

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[Adrian Clark]

I can't speak so much for robot chains but I can tell you that you should absolutely never lubricate a bike chain with WD-40. It will strip any existing lubricant from the chain and leave you with metal-on-metal. Not to mention that it will leave behind a paraffin residue that will muck up with dust and dirt faster than any other product. The only time you can use WD-40 on a chain is if you're trying to clean rust off it, after which you should de-grease and clean it and then properly lubricate it.

Originally Posted by Ether

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Not sure where you got that picture, but even WD-40 themselves say that its not meant for bike chains. http://www.wd40.com/about-us/myths-legends-fun-facts/