katzcratch

Isprayed wd40 on the dogbones and into the wheek bearings... is this an ok lubricant?

warheadforever

Wd-40 is not a lube, it is a rust preventive, and bolt release.

Any of this will do nicely

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katzcratch

is there harm from using wd40?

samguan

wd40 is more for cleaning and then you lube it with something else after you clean it

john01374

WD40 will work great if you want to prevent them from rusting. Otherwise it's not going to do you any good.

breezerboat

I use WD40 when I clean my stuff. How to clean and when to use it. Step 5.

1. Take out engine and radio tray.
2. Spray Simple Green all over everything... a lot of simple green.
3. Spray off with water hose.
4. Blow dry with high pressure blower or as I do it (use a leaf blower)
5. Spray entire thing with WD40, really cover it.
6. Blow off again completely.
7. Put radio tray and engine back in.
8. I use my bike chain lube for all bearing now.

Looks brand new again.

warheadforever

No, it will not harm anything, it just isn't a lube.

HPI_Savage_RC

WD-40 contains a small amount of paraffin oil, which is a decent light duty lubricant, but it's useless for lubricating dogbones/cups and wheel bearings. You'll want to use grease in the bearings, and a dry lubricant such as graphite or molybdenum disulfide in the dogbone/cup interface.

proanti1

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WD40 will work as a light oil, for bearings and such. You do not need oil for dogbones, grease is best if you have cvd's. 3-in-one is a very good oil... thick enough to stick around, and thin enough that it wont cake onto bearing races.

Shabbernigdo

wd40 isint great for bearings. personally i use teflon oil.

Argess

WD40 isn't good to spray around bearings. It can dilute the bearing grease and then they can eventually run dry and be ruined. Not good stuff to get inside your clutch either.

I like to spray the plastic parts with WD40. It helps clean them, makes them shiny and looking like new, and makes clean-up easier next time you clean it as mud and dirt doesn't stick to WD40 coated plastic all that well.

rcslsafut

wd........( WATER DISPLACEMENT ) 40 . thats what it was made for !!!!
thats what it does very well, THATS ALL!!!!!!!

dockman2

It really depends on what the bearing is in. When I raced Pan Cars I would take a new bearing, a RPM bearing blaster, and motor spray, and blow out all the grease. Then use wd40 to lube the bearing. Made them really fast and they lasted great. Now for offroad or a basher I wouldnt even think about it.

katzcratch

thanks for all the input.. I wrecked my rc18t right after I sprayed. maybe I got it my hands and thats why I drove into the curb..not sure
will stick to using it to clean, then use the forementioned lubes
thanks