arrmedndangerous
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I needed to clean the grit out of my Senton, so pulled it apart a little more than I intended to and noticed the bearings were pretty gritty. The center driveshaft was spinning against the bearing since the bearing was no longer spinning. I remembered I have a can of WD40 Specialist dry lube, which is PTFE with a solvent that dries on a surface to lubricate without attracting dirt. I put the bearings in a cut off water bottle and sprayed them down. The grit started coming right out and I shook them around to get more out. Once they were dried out they all spun freely.
The dry lube seems to work like a charm on dirty bearings. The solvent cleaned the dirt out really fast and the PTFE lube left behind won't attract more dirt. Anyone else use this?
EDIT: So it seems pretty clear that this isn't going to be the best option for bearings. It may get you another run or two in a pinch, but long term isn't going to work all that well.
The dry lube seems to work like a charm on dirty bearings. The solvent cleaned the dirt out really fast and the PTFE lube left behind won't attract more dirt. Anyone else use this?
EDIT: So it seems pretty clear that this isn't going to be the best option for bearings. It may get you another run or two in a pinch, but long term isn't going to work all that well.
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