The problem is, New Mexico is dry and dusty. Viscous lubricants attract lots
of dirt when then makes shifting even harder than if it was bone dry. Then I
must spray with a solvent and scrape to clean it off. The best long-term
solution seems to be a thin lube that collects no abrasives. Like WD-40.
Any other suggestions? Dry lubricant maybe? Talcum? Graphite? Buckyballs?

-- Gnarlie

Entity don spence spoke thus:

> Gnarlie
> I can't imagine crawling under there every two months. Put a proper
> lubricant on it for goodness sake!  WD40 is a Water Dispersant.
> Fortieth attempt to formulate.  It's basically kerosene (which is why
> it makes a good flame thrower or potato cannon fuel.)  It evaporates in
> about 48 hours.
> Use it to clean something but not as a lube. Waste of time and money.
>
> my 3 cents (inflation ya know)
>> I spray all moving linkage parts about every 2 months with WD40. The
>> front I
>> get whenever the spare tire is out. By shifter boot is loose which
>> makes it
>> easy to lube from inside.