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Hey, I been to City-Data forum. Just posting for my first time ever in here. I am not sure if this is mis-categorized or not. But anyways, just wondering if WD-40 could be ok for my skateboard bearings. I don't think sports would be too much of a matching cateogry[if there is one] since thisn more about maintaining and cleaning a skateboard than about skateboarding itself. Anyhow, if they would ruin the bearings. What would be a better product to use? Simple Green? Armor All? Lysol? I don't have money/time to buy a specialized lube for them. Instead I am listing some other available products with me.
Friends don't let friends use WD-40 ~ it's some Nasty stuff (speaking as a mechanic) that people use WAY too much thanks to heavy advertising. It's been far surpassed by a TON of other products in the 64 years since it was created. In your case, it is Not the right tool, nor is anything else you mentioned according to this tutorial:
The problem with "don't have time/money" is that if you use the Wrong thing, you'll be spending less time ride and more money buying replacement bearings because you will destroy what you have now. If you can't do it right, then you will be FAR better served to not do it at all.
Friends don't let friends use WD-40 ~ it's some Nasty stuff (speaking as a mechanic) that people use WAY too much thanks to heavy advertising. It's been far surpassed by a TON of other products in the 64 years since it was created. In your case, it is Not the right tool, nor is anything else you mentioned according to this tutorial:
The problem with "don't have time/money" is that if you use the Wrong thing, you'll be spending less time ride and more money buying replacement bearings because you will destroy what you have now. If you can't do it right, then you will be FAR better served to not do it at all.
What are you trying to do? WD 40 is a desiccant, it dries out water. I use a little bit of lithium grease as lubrication for a couple light duty wheel bearings I have, like on a wheelbarrow.
What are you trying to do? WD 40 is a desiccant, it dries out water. I use a little bit of lithium grease as lubrication for a couple light duty wheel bearings I have, like on a wheelbarrow.
How did it go? Personally I wouldn't use CLR. I believe it's water based, and potentially a bit caustic. It might damage the bearings. Do you know what material they are? If the are ceramic, you might be fine with no lube. WD-40 would be fine as a solvent to flush dirt or old lube out of the bearings, but it's a pretty crappy lube. Personally I use Breakfree CLP (cleaner, lubricant, protectant) in a lot of places. It does as the name says, cleans/flushes off dirt, provides limited corrosion protection and is a lubricant. When it dries out it leaves a light layer of teflon. A light oil or light grease might be better, but only if your bearings have decent seals, IMHO. It's made for firearms, but I use it as a motorcycle chain lube. It doesn't build up and collect grit like some chain lubes do.
It's made for firearms, but I use it as a motorcycle chain lube. It doesn't build up and collect grit like some chain lubes do.
Now we can go a little further off topic... I also use gun-lubes in all sorts of places (door hinges were the most recent, I prefer Tetra-Gun as it penetrates into the pores of the metal and over-time will make any metal a "self lubricating), but motorcycle chains of the o/x/w-ring variant need an o-ring Conditioner. Something that keeps those little rubber seals intact so they keep the REAL chain lube in place. Anything that doesn't have that isn't doing the job that most needs to be done. Beyond that, a Penitrating and Cleaning item isn't the best idea, it can get past those o-rings and break down the captive lube which just shortens chain life.
Not that it matters to most people, they don't put the 20k miles on a bike/chain that it takes for one with Zero maintenance to break-down (though a larger section will see the ~10k there pad preventative can cause them to fail). I can read your reply already, you've been doing this for Years without issue... and I've been replacing hundreds of them a year for decades and have had discussions with manufacture reps and Other mechanics about this.
Last bit, I promise, but if you're just "spraying" the chain, you're putting on WAY too much. It only needs a drop on each o-ring. When you do it like that, there's no fling and no build-up/grit collection.
OP, hope your bearings turn out okay. At least they're fairly cheap to replace if not, not a horribly expensive lesson if things go sideways.
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