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Mike
2017 Imagine 2800BH pushing a 2019 Ford F150 Platinum
Formerly: 2002 Rockwood Popup
Location: Massachusetts
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With my TT i would do them every few uses. I kept a can of spray White Lithium grease in the front hold next to the hand crank and would spray they threads between the arms so it would stay somewhat protected during travel. Also this meant that the grease was getting worked into the nut. I sprayed they drive end at the same time. Remember the outside is the load bearing side and needs to be greased. i don't think mine had bearings, but just 2 washers.Joseph
Tow Vehicle: 2024 GMC K3500 Denali Ultimate Diesel
Coach: 303RLS Delivered March 5, 2021
South of Houston Texas
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I'm normally a pretty mellow person. But I did lose my temper (badly) when a person decided to use an impact driver to raise theirs right next to our bedroom window at 5:30 am. My sailor talk was loud and clear. With that said, I'd use a power driver to raise and lower mine as long as it is not during quiet hours.
JimJim and Ginnie
2024 Solitude 310GK - 2020 F350 Dually
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Originally posted by Jlawles2 View PostWith my TT i would do them every few uses. I kept a can of spray White Lithium grease in the front hold next to the hand crank and would spray they threads between the arms so it would stay somewhat protected during travel. Also this meant that the grease was getting worked into the nut. I sprayed they drive end at the same time. Remember the outside is the load bearing side and needs to be greased. i don't think mine had bearings, but just 2 washers.2020 Imagine 2400BH
2017 Ford F350 Platinum FX4/4x4 SuperCrew 6.7L V8 Diesel 9' Bed SRW, Leveled + Airbags
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Thinking about this for a moment, I had a flashback to a prior century and wondered if this would work. How many of us carry a 4 way lug wrench? I'm sure that the screw head is a standard size and the weight amd momentum of a spinning 4 way would make it much easier than the speed handle provided.... Thoughts since I don't have a dog in this fight?Jerry and Kelly Powell, with Halo, Nash, Reid, Cleo, Rosie, and the two newest additions Shaggy and Bella..
Nash County, NC
2020 Solitude 390RK-R
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I've used several different ones:
https://www.wd40.com/products/white-lithium-grease/
https://blasterproducts.com/product/...ithium-grease/
Joseph
Tow Vehicle: 2024 GMC K3500 Denali Ultimate Diesel
Coach: 303RLS Delivered March 5, 2021
South of Houston Texas
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Originally posted by ThePowells View PostThinking about this for a moment, I had a flashback to a prior century and wondered if this would work. How many of us carry a 4 way lug wrench? I'm sure that the screw head is a standard size and the weight amd momentum of a spinning 4 way would make it much easier than the speed handle provided.... Thoughts since I don't have a dog in this fight?Mike
2017 Imagine 2800BH pushing a 2019 Ford F150 Platinum
Formerly: 2002 Rockwood Popup
Location: Massachusetts
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Originally posted by mpking View Post
So WD-40 is a not what people think it is. It's a water dispersal agent with a mild lubricant in it, but when it dries all the lubricant properties are gone. It's not a great long-term lubricant.
You need to use a long term lubricant, like Chain lube, Spray on White Lithium Grease, or Spray on Silicon. The lubricant you use on the slides could be similar, I haven't looked at it too closely. I use spray on White Lithium Grease.
Rob
Cate & Rob
(with Border Collies Molly & Angel + Kitties Hazel & Elsie)
2015 Reflection 303RLS
2022 F350 Diesel CC SB SRW Lariat
Bayham, Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by Cate&Rob View Post
WD-40 can be worse than doing nothing. It washes out the original lubricant from the bearing (or a door lock cylinder) . . . then the WD-40 evaporates and the mechanism is seized more solidly than it was before. The Grand Design factory service techs use CRC Powerlube "for everything" (slide mechanisms, door latches, etc) and I have adopted this thoughtout the RV and pretty much everything else that I work on . When the liquid evaporates, it leaves the lubricant behind.
Rob
I didn't have any issues with the stabilizer jacks this weekend. I will grease them up soon.2020 Imagine 2400BH
2017 Ford F350 Platinum FX4/4x4 SuperCrew 6.7L V8 Diesel 9' Bed SRW, Leveled + Airbags
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Originally posted by bellis View Post
That is correct. WD-40 is a mild lubricant at best. It is really a dissolvent that will wash everything else away. I used to hear folks describe carrying duct tape to stick things that needed stuck and WD-40 to unstick things that should not be stuck.
I didn't have any issues with the stabilizer jacks this weekend. I will grease them up soon.
Jim
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