Protecting Gears From Rust

Evening,

As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with
will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't
appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup.....

Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec.

Cheers,

Michael

Michael wrote:

> Evening,
>
> As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with
> will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't
> appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup.....
>
> Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
>
Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like
the proverbial to a blanket.
Local equivalent could be this:

http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp

Cheers
Tom

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"Tom" <tmartin@xtraspam.co.nz> wrote in message
news:46a27853$0$7122$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> Michael wrote:
>
>> Evening,
>>
>> As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it
>> with will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along
>> doesn't appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup.....
>>
>> Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michael
> Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like
> the proverbial to a blanket.
> Local equivalent could be this:
>
> http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp
>
> Cheers
> Tom
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>

Thanks Tom,

I'll look into it,

Cheers,

Michael

"Michael" <no@spam.com> wrote:

>As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with
>will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't
>appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup.....

http://www.matweb.com/search/Specifi...ssnum=WCHEV241

Google Coupling Grease. That stuff sticks to things.

Wes

Wes wrote:

> Google Coupling Grease. Â*That stuff sticks to things.

That sounds like chain lube for motorcycles. The type in a spray can with
some solvent in it. Sticks like mad, hard to remove, even with a power
washer.

Nick

On 22 Jul, 19:01, Nick Mueller <muellern...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Wes wrote:
> > Google Coupling Grease. That stuff sticks to things.
>
> That sounds like chain lube for motorcycles. The type in a spray can with
> some solvent in it. Sticks like mad, hard to remove, even with a power
> washer.
>
> Nick

Nick,

British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya
wheels ok, comes right off the chain!
Brake cleaner takes it off OK too (to clean wheels, not on chains)

Zed

zedbert@gmail.com wrote:

> British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya
> wheels ok, comes right off the chain!

LOL!
In my former life, I've been MX-riding and used Castrol chain lube (in spray
cans). It sticked very well. Not comparable to chain lube out of bottles.
That went off in no time.

Nick

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:22:27 +0200, Nick Mueller <muellernick@gmx.de>
wrote:

> zedbert@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya
>> wheels ok, comes right off the chain!
>
>LOL!
>In my former life, I've been MX-riding and used Castrol chain lube (in spray
>cans). It sticked very well. Not comparable to chain lube out of bottles.
>That went off in no time.
>
>
>Nick

I used to use these super-stick chain lubes on various motorbikes in
my misguided youth.

They are absolutely superb at attracting and retaining all the muck
and grit from the roads and turning it into a nice grinding paste to
wear out the chain<G>.

Modern 'O' ring chains don't need this at all, just clean then over
with diesel or paraffin, wipe it off, then give the chain a wipe over
with an oil-soaked rag.

Of course, they may work just fine on open gears on a machine which
won't be subject to such a harsh environment.

Peter

Im almost out of my favourite steam cylinder oil wich when thinned down
with a little kero' certainly does the job of protecting things from
rust,another is the use of lanolin wich has been used to protect bare
metal restoration projects during work intervals.

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Peter Neill wrote:

> They are absolutely superb at attracting and retaining all the muck
> and grit from the roads and turning it into a nice grinding paste to
> wear out the chain<G>.

Better than letting run the chain dry. At least in combination with O-ring
chains.
My observation during Enduros when it was raining or a lot of passes through
rivers: The sprockets suffered much more because the dirt/oil paste was
washed away quicker. It didn't make a difference to the chain since when I
used Regina chains. The rest was crap. Especially DID chains. I needed
three DID chains per season and the Regina was still perfect after a year.

Nick

For 'just' protecting from rust (but NOT a lubricant) a superb gunge
is Ensis Fluid (oil) from Shell. Goes on fairly watery and dries to
leave a heavy, waxy coating a bit like Waxoyl. In fact probably Waxoyl
would do the job pretty well and is a lot more available than Ensis.

Richard

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:11:04 +1200, Tom <tmartin@xtraspam.co.nz>
wrote:

>Michael wrote:
>
>> Evening,
>>
>> As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with
>> will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't
>> appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup.....
>>
>> Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like
>the proverbial to a blanket.
>Local equivalent could be this:
>
>http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp
>
>Cheers
>Tom

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Michael	Protecting Gears From Rust Evening, As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup..... Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec. Cheers, Michael

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Tom	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust Michael wrote: > Evening, > > As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with > will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't > appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup..... > > Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec. > > Cheers, > > Michael > > Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket. Local equivalent could be this: http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp Cheers Tom -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

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Michael	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust "Tom" <tmartin@xtraspam.co.nz> wrote in message news:46a27853$0$7122$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > Michael wrote: > >> Evening, >> >> As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it >> with will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along >> doesn't appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup..... >> >> Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michael > Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like > the proverbial to a blanket. > Local equivalent could be this: > > http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp > > Cheers > Tom > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Thanks Tom, I'll look into it, Cheers, Michael

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Wes	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust "Michael" <no@spam.com> wrote: >As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with >will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't >appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup..... http://www.matweb.com/search/Specifi...ssnum=WCHEV241 Google Coupling Grease. That stuff sticks to things. Wes

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Nick Mueller	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust Wes wrote: > Google Coupling Grease. Â*That stuff sticks to things. That sounds like chain lube for motorcycles. The type in a spray can with some solvent in it. Sticks like mad, hard to remove, even with a power washer. Nick

	#6
zedbert@gmail.com	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust On 22 Jul, 19:01, Nick Mueller <muellern...@gmx.de> wrote: > Wes wrote: > > Google Coupling Grease. That stuff sticks to things. > > That sounds like chain lube for motorcycles. The type in a spray can with > some solvent in it. Sticks like mad, hard to remove, even with a power > washer. > > Nick Nick, British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya wheels ok, comes right off the chain! Brake cleaner takes it off OK too (to clean wheels, not on chains) Zed

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Nick Mueller	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust zedbert@gmail.com wrote: > British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya > wheels ok, comes right off the chain! LOL! In my former life, I've been MX-riding and used Castrol chain lube (in spray cans). It sticked very well. Not comparable to chain lube out of bottles. That went off in no time. Nick

	#8
Peter Neill	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:22:27 +0200, Nick Mueller <muellernick@gmx.de> wrote: > zedbert@gmail.com wrote: > >> British weather removes chain lube like nothing else :-( sticks to ya >> wheels ok, comes right off the chain! > >LOL! >In my former life, I've been MX-riding and used Castrol chain lube (in spray >cans). It sticked very well. Not comparable to chain lube out of bottles. >That went off in no time. > > >Nick I used to use these super-stick chain lubes on various motorbikes in my misguided youth. They are absolutely superb at attracting and retaining all the muck and grit from the roads and turning it into a nice grinding paste to wear out the chain<G>. Modern 'O' ring chains don't need this at all, just clean then over with diesel or paraffin, wipe it off, then give the chain a wipe over with an oil-soaked rag. Of course, they may work just fine on open gears on a machine which won't be subject to such a harsh environment. Peter

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olmod	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust Im almost out of my favourite steam cylinder oil wich when thinned down with a little kero' certainly does the job of protecting things from rust,another is the use of lanolin wich has been used to protect bare metal restoration projects during work intervals. -- olmod ------------------------------------------------------------------------ olmod's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=30611 View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=716572

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Nick Mueller	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust Peter Neill wrote: > They are absolutely superb at attracting and retaining all the muck > and grit from the roads and turning it into a nice grinding paste to > wear out the chain<G>. Better than letting run the chain dry. At least in combination with O-ring chains. My observation during Enduros when it was raining or a lot of passes through rivers: The sprockets suffered much more because the dirt/oil paste was washed away quicker. It didn't make a difference to the chain since when I used Regina chains. The rest was crap. Especially DID chains. I needed three DID chains per season and the Regina was still perfect after a year. Nick

	#11
Richard	Re: Protecting Gears From Rust For 'just' protecting from rust (but NOT a lubricant) a superb gunge is Ensis Fluid (oil) from Shell. Goes on fairly watery and dries to leave a heavy, waxy coating a bit like Waxoyl. In fact probably Waxoyl would do the job pretty well and is a lot more available than Ensis. Richard On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:11:04 +1200, Tom <tmartin@xtraspam.co.nz> wrote: >Michael wrote: > >> Evening, >> >> As per the subject - any ideas? I'm concerned that anything I cover it with >> will just end up chewed and the idea of using grease/oil along doesn't >> appeal to me since it'll be hard to get at once setup..... >> >> Gear is 62mm diameter 60T MOD 1 of unknown steel spec. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michael >> >> >Down here Mobil can supply aerosols of Open gear lube, it sticks like >the proverbial to a blanket. >Local equivalent could be this: > >http://www.wyko.co.uk/lubricants/open_gears.asp > >Cheers >Tom