EARNHARDT#3 · Sep 15, 2004

was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?

i have a 99 S-10 ext cab with 32,000 miles and i spray things down to
keep things from rusting and i even sprayed the parts outside the
transmision including the u-joints.

is this not a good thing to do?
my truck looks like it did when i bought it new and it's only seen snow
the first year and a half since i've had it...............i have a work
car for the winter times now.

thanks alot.
troy.

Generic · Sep 16, 2004

"EARNHARDT#3" <KENTUCKYTROY@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>

WD-40 is NOT a lubricant. The WD means "Water Displacement." It is plain
bad for anything that needs lubrication or long-term protection. If your
goal is to remove rust or grime without water then it's fine.

Not sure with regard to the main intent of your question though.

-John

The Ancient One · Sep 16, 2004

"EARNHARDT#3" <KENTUCKYTROY@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19848-41489906-610@storefull-3115.bay.webtv.net...
> was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>
> i have a 99 S-10 ext cab with 32,000 miles and i spray things down to
> keep things from rusting and i even sprayed the parts outside the
> transmision including the u-joints.
>
> is this not a good thing to do?
> my truck looks like it did when i bought it new and it's only seen snow
> the first year and a half since i've had it...............i have a work
> car for the winter times now.
>
> thanks alot.
> troy.
>

If you are just applying a light coat to the outside I don't see a problem.
If you spray enough to wash out any of the grease from the bearings, that
would be bad. Regreasing the joints, if they aren't sealed, would be a good
idea.

Eugene · Sep 15, 2004

Generic wrote:

> "EARNHARDT#3" <KENTUCKYTROY@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:19848-41489906-610@storefull-3115.bay.webtv.net...
>> was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
>> shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>>
>
> WD-40 is NOT a lubricant. The WD means "Water Displacement." It is plain
> bad for anything that needs lubrication or long-term protection. If your
> goal is to remove rust or grime without water then it's fine.
>
> Not sure with regard to the main intent of your question though.
>
> -John
PLus it may was the grease out of the joints. If you want the truck to stay
un-rusty then spray it with rust-o-leum, its about the same price too.

Axel Hammer · Sep 17, 2004

EARNHARDT#3 schrieb:

> was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?

I had a motorcycle sprayed all over with WD-40 (including brake disks)
standing outside for >2 years.
2 Months ago I started to clean it, put the new engine in and went riding.
No rust, brakes doing fine after 500meters (no, no play bike, this one has
260km/h topspeed and I've no suicidal tendencies).

Good protection, this is.

Axel

Mike Romain · Sep 17, 2004

WD40 is a pretty good cleaner. It will melt away grease so if there is
even the slightest crack at the grease seal for the u-joint caps, it
will get in and eventually dry out the u-joint. This is not a good
thing. Now if you can pump in new grease after cleaning it so you force
out any WD40, then go for it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

EARNHARDT#3 wrote:
>
> was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>
> i have a 99 S-10 ext cab with 32,000 miles and i spray things down to
> keep things from rusting and i even sprayed the parts outside the
> transmision including the u-joints.
>
> is this not a good thing to do?
> my truck looks like it did when i bought it new and it's only seen snow
> the first year and a half since i've had it...............i have a work
> car for the winter times now.
>
> thanks alot.
> troy.

The Ancient One · Sep 17, 2004

"Axel Hammer" <alpha01@dt-intra.de> wrote in message
news:414A6A8C.70518304@dt-intra.de...
> EARNHARDT#3 schrieb:
>
> > was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> > shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>
> I had a motorcycle sprayed all over with WD-40 (including brake disks)
> standing outside for >2 years.
> 2 Months ago I started to clean it, put the new engine in and went riding.
> No rust, brakes doing fine after 500meters (no, no play bike, this one has
> 260km/h topspeed and I've no suicidal tendencies).
>
> Good protection, this is.
>
> Axel
>
>

That is good. I would have thought it would need reapplied. Always liked it
myself. We call it "Debbie D" here, after my now grown nephew who pronounced
it Debbie D when he was a tot. ;-)

Generic · Sep 18, 2004

"Axel Hammer" <alpha01@dt-intra.de> wrote in message
news:414A6A8C.70518304@dt-intra.de...
> EARNHARDT#3 schrieb:
>
> > was wanting to know if it is bad to spray the u-joints on the drive
> > shaft with wd-40 or with other lube sprays?
>
> I had a motorcycle sprayed all over with WD-40 (including brake disks)
> standing outside for >2 years.
> 2 Months ago I started to clean it, put the new engine in and went riding.
> No rust, brakes doing fine after 500meters (no, no play bike, this one has
> 260km/h topspeed and I've no suicidal tendencies).
>
> Good protection, this is.

It wasn't WD-40. The WD-40 either dried up to gummy little balls within
weeks or washed off. There's a recurring discussion of WD-40 in rec.guns
(where rust is a real concern for safety). Some manufacturers explicitly
warn against it (e.g. Ruger).

It's a fine non-water wash and a decent solvent. Nothing more.

-John

Chris Phillipo · Sep 19, 2004

In article <414b81cc$0$73146$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>,
generic@scientist.com says...
> It wasn't WD-40. The WD-40 either dried up to gummy little balls within
> weeks or washed off. There's a recurring discussion of WD-40 in rec.guns
> (where rust is a real concern for safety). Some manufacturers explicitly
> warn against it (e.g. Ruger).
>
> It's a fine non-water wash and a decent solvent. Nothing more.
>
> -John
>
>
>
>

WD-40 was was designed to protect metal from condensation and the
resulting oxidation, it works great for that. Obviously it won't work
if exposed to weather.
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The Ancient One · Sep 19, 2004

"Chris Phillipo" <Xcphillipo@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bb6fb06ae560a61989901@news.eastlink.ca...
> In article <414b81cc$0$73146$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>,
> generic@scientist.com says...
> > It wasn't WD-40. The WD-40 either dried up to gummy little balls within
> > weeks or washed off. There's a recurring discussion of WD-40 in
rec.guns
> > (where rust is a real concern for safety). Some manufacturers
explicitly
> > warn against it (e.g. Ruger).
> >
> > It's a fine non-water wash and a decent solvent. Nothing more.
> >
> > -John
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> WD-40 was was designed to protect metal from condensation and the
> resulting oxidation, it works great for that. Obviously it won't work
> if exposed to weather.

Well, he doesn't state where he lives. Obviously the Pacific Northwest of
the US would wash it off much faster than the arid Southwest.

Quadrasteer · Sep 22, 2004

"The Ancient One" wrote:
> "Chris Phillipo" <Xcphillipo@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bb6fb06ae560a61989901@news.eastlink.ca...
> > In article <414b81cc$0$73146$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>,
> > generic@scientist.com says...
>  > > It wasn't WD-40. The WD-40 either dried up to gummy
> little balls within
>  > > weeks or washed off. There's a recurring discussion
> of WD-40 in
> rec.guns
>  > > (where rust is a real concern for safety). Some
> manufacturers
> explicitly
>  > > warn against it (e.g. Ruger).
>  > >
>  > > It's a fine non-water wash and a decent solvent.
> Nothing more.
>  > >
>  > > -John
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
> >
> > WD-40 was was designed to protect metal from condensation
> and the
> > resulting oxidation, it works great for that. Obviously it
> won't work
> > if exposed to weather.
>
> Well, he doesn't state where he lives. Obviously the Pacific
> Northwest of
> the US would wash it off much faster than the arid Southwest.

There are so many new products that are much better and last much
longer, why use one of the oldest ones thats not very good at
anything and dosent last. ...My 2 cents...

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