Dann
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Good weather? 10 minutes to spare?
Equipment:
Something comfy to lie on.
Torch.
Wire brush.
Can containing old oil/grease mixture and small paint brush.
Health and Safety:
Disposable gloves, safety specs and optional headgear.
Make sure handbrake is fully applied and chock wheels if on a slope.
Task:
Gently wire brush all those muddy/rusty nuts & bolts, jubilee clips, fuel tank mounts, track rod adjustment threads, brake pipes.
Apply light coating of oil/grease mix with brush.
Avoid:
Anything that a: gets hot (exhaust, turbocharger) and b: spins around ( brake discs/ drums, drive belts, drive shafts, VCU and propshafts, Alternator, Compressor and Power steering pump.
Dripping oil/grease mix on nice block paving by judicious use of a piece of cardboard/ newspaper.
Advantages:
One day you'll need to undo one of these items and the chances of it being siezed and snapping off or stripping threads is much reduced.
MOT inspector will see that the vehicle is cared for generally.
Proof:
I can now remove my Flander front bumper in 5 mins as opposed to the first time when every captive nut was corroded and had to be hacked off and replaced.
D...
P>S Apologies to the old hands for whom this info is second nature.
Equipment:
Something comfy to lie on.
Torch.
Wire brush.
Can containing old oil/grease mixture and small paint brush.
Health and Safety:
Disposable gloves, safety specs and optional headgear.
Make sure handbrake is fully applied and chock wheels if on a slope.
Task:
Gently wire brush all those muddy/rusty nuts & bolts, jubilee clips, fuel tank mounts, track rod adjustment threads, brake pipes.
Apply light coating of oil/grease mix with brush.
Avoid:
Anything that a: gets hot (exhaust, turbocharger) and b: spins around ( brake discs/ drums, drive belts, drive shafts, VCU and propshafts, Alternator, Compressor and Power steering pump.
Dripping oil/grease mix on nice block paving by judicious use of a piece of cardboard/ newspaper.
Advantages:
One day you'll need to undo one of these items and the chances of it being siezed and snapping off or stripping threads is much reduced.
MOT inspector will see that the vehicle is cared for generally.
Proof:
I can now remove my Flander front bumper in 5 mins as opposed to the first time when every captive nut was corroded and had to be hacked off and replaced.
D...
P>S Apologies to the old hands for whom this info is second nature.
