Lube for Axles
12-22-2002, 08:32 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Goodyear AZ US
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RE: Lube for Axles
I remember Pinwheel telling me about a product he uses called Dri-lube from Hoppes. It's a teflon based product that goes on dry (from a spray can) and doesnt tend to collect dirt/dust.
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Edited by - CargoF16 on 12/22/2002 23:39:42
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Edited by - CargoF16 on 12/22/2002 23:39:42
12-23-2002, 12:57 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Lube for Axles
That teflon Dry-Lube stuff sounds pretty interesting, I am wondering though, can you get it to penetrate well without taking the cams off. If it goes on dry, it seems like you would have to.
12-23-2002, 01:46 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Paul Mn USA
Posts: 102
RE: Lube for Axles
I have been using silicone based lubes for years. Denali Joe, WD-40 is a degreaser, not a lubricant, probably doing more harm than good.
I have a buddy that told me to bake the axles on the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then take them out and put them in a jar filled with Slick50. He shoots a ton, (works in a pro shop) and told me that he has done this to a bow, shot it about 5000 times, took the axle out to see how they were looking and said they were as slick as the day he put them in (after baking and dunking in Slick50). He tells me that the heat allows the metal to expand and then it literally absorbs the Slick50 into the pores of the metal.
Anybody ever heard of anything like this?? I would think that heating to too high of a temp would maybe cause the axle to lose it's tempering and become weak. Anybody know??
MN_BOWHUNTER
Edited by - MN_BOWHUNTER on 12/23/2002 14:48:36
I have a buddy that told me to bake the axles on the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then take them out and put them in a jar filled with Slick50. He shoots a ton, (works in a pro shop) and told me that he has done this to a bow, shot it about 5000 times, took the axle out to see how they were looking and said they were as slick as the day he put them in (after baking and dunking in Slick50). He tells me that the heat allows the metal to expand and then it literally absorbs the Slick50 into the pores of the metal.
Anybody ever heard of anything like this?? I would think that heating to too high of a temp would maybe cause the axle to lose it's tempering and become weak. Anybody know??
MN_BOWHUNTER
Edited by - MN_BOWHUNTER on 12/23/2002 14:48:36
