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Drawer slide lube
- Thread starter Makman
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wornoutoldman
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Pretty sure Snap on specified parrafin on the slides.
biscuit141
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I used DuPont aerosol dry wax. So far so good. Grease traps a lot of dirt over time so that's why wax is recommended.
Steevo
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I lubed my friction slides on my brand new Snap-On cab and box with a light moly grease and thirty-three years later had to clean the slides and do it again.
Sheesh!
High maintenance!
Sheesh!
High maintenance!
bobcatdan
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Fluid film. That said, I use fluid film for every thing.
RCStocker
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I used DuPont aerosol dry wax. So far so good. Grease traps a lot of dirt over time so that's why wax is recommended.
Great advice. I use canning wax on my wood working machinery. Oil and wood don't mix. Oil and greese just draw dirt and the grit will make things worse.
bobcatdan
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Yeah. After I sparay it on, I wipe of the extra.^ Doesn't Fluid Film stay wet all the time?
I have flat faced jaws on my 6" vice and clamped my bent sliders in them, than whacked the bent area with a chisel and a flat punch that fit (right on the bend). The chisel left a few marks but over all the slider is straight and the drawer works great now.
CaseyJoes.
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Use paraffin wax (aka canning wax). This is what these boxes had on them originally. I tried PTFE dry lubes and it did not work (at least nowhere near as well as the paraffin). Grease or oil will just attract dirt to the slides and eventually make them gritty and abrasive. If you put the paraffin on the slides and their grooves the drawer will glide smoothly and easily even when heavily loaded! It will last a long time and not attract dirt. You can get the small box of paraffin wax at walmart in the canning section for just a couple bucks and it will have enough wax for at least 50 boxes worth. Its handy for lots of other things too like wooden slides etc.
Mr Ratchet
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I used Sil-Glyde from Napa on my ball bearing slides.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054DWS1W/?tag=atomicindus08-20
When I got the box, they were filthy with a lot of grit in them. I degreased them first and they now work like new. Just a little bit goes a long way.
When I got the box, they were filthy with a lot of grit in them. I degreased them first and they now work like new. Just a little bit goes a long way.
I put them in the vice with a narrow piece of 1/4" plate on each side. Fixed em right up. Tried the dry lube with no success. Forgot to mention they are friction slides. Settled on the synthetic grease that i use on my skidloader. Seems to work ok. If i have trouble i'll do the wax. Thanks again to all. This place is awesome!