10 Apr
2013
10 Apr
'13
8:44 p.m.
On 4/10/13 12:50 PM, dwight elvey wrote:
WD-40 is not a lubricant. It is a water dispersant.
correct.
read what he wrote.
> I have used a couple of things when fixing stuck
floppy mechanisms with
> good success. First it's best to thoroughly clean the mechanism of all the
> caked/dried oil/grease. You can do this with some WD-40 or some other
> penetrating oil like PB blaster if it's really caked on
Stoddard solvent works just fine for this application.
He then lubes it with lithium grease, which is also the right thing to do.