Silicon grease

[Kneale Brownson]

For years I've used a spray penetrating oil that contains some teflon,
thinking the teflon would stick after the dispersant evaporated.  It's been
effective for keeping door/trunk/gas locks and latches working.  Last time
I went to buy some, they didn't have it any more, so I got some spray with
white lithium as part of it.  I think the grease is getting quite stiff
when it's around Zero.  My door locks have been significantly harder to
operate in the real cold.  I'm looking again for that stuff I used to use.
I had to treat all the locks/latches about every three months with it, but
at least everything kept working smoothly that way.

At 11:46 AM 1/15/2004 -0500, SJ wrote:
>
>> Pep Boys, probably - probably a 4 oz tube of Permatex for about $3.
>**** Is this what you use on connectors and contacts?
>
>> But, like I said, I use spray for door seals.  And don't forget the
>> graphite for the locks... and a propane torch to move the frozen air out
>> of your way to get to the car...
>**** I'm doing the propane torch trick now.
>If I dig out, I'll get some more silicone spray. This is what I normally
>use, but I thought you had a better idea.
>
>I have another question. What grease do you use to lubricate door lock
>mechanisms and the inside of door levers and such?
>I took my doors apart this summer and lubed whatever I could get at using
>white lithium grease.
>Now that the weather is real cold, I think that was a bad idea. A  number of
>times now, the doors wont close and latch. I think the grease stiffens up a
>lot in the cold, and prevents smooth operation.
>Whats the best grease to use on door linkages, locks, handles, etc?
>
>
>SJ
>85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
>85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
>88 Audi 5kq
>90 Audi 100q
>
>_______________________________________________
>quattro mailing list
>quattro at audifans.com
>http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro