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Headlight Motor Lubricant
« on: July 28, 2009, 08:35:56 am »
I found this on Pennocks.  Thanks to Perry Rhodan. 

When the time comes to rebuild your headlight motors, the original lubricant is no longer available.  Even Rodney Dickman has run out.  He is supplying brake slider grease, but that lubricant has a deteriorating effect on plastic, and sometimes has oil separation problems.  If you're rebuilding with metal gears, then you likely will have no problem, except for maybe the rubber bumpers crumbling.

Perry researched and found these:

Permatex Ultra Slic Synthetic Multi-Purpose Lubricant with PTFE
Dow Corning Molykote G-2001

They are synth based grease. Synthetic hydrocarbons .More stable in the long term.
Safe for plastic and rubber parts
Will not dry.
Very low oil separation.
They contains anti-friction additive that are ok with plastic : PTFE (Teflon)
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2019, 05:29:07 pm »
Even better than blinker fluid.
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2019, 06:05:29 pm »
And have you seen the Diesel Exhaust Fluid?  Sold at the auto parts stores in 5 gallon containers. 
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2019, 06:07:16 pm »
It's an EPA thing.  Diesel trucks have to use that.
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2019, 06:17:41 pm »
The synthetic lube is for use on the gears in the motor.  Wet lubricants on the external mechanism hinge points can collect dirt.  Best to use a dry silicone lubricant from that.  Dang, I think I sounded like TheOgre there for a moment. 
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2019, 08:41:13 pm »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on October 11, 2019, 06:38:14 pm
Seats are for another year.  I want to get the engine right, first.
Trying to figure out what that has to do with headlight motor lubricant.
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Re: Headlight Motor Lubricant
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2019, 08:48:11 pm »
It beats me how that got in this thread.  That was for a completely different thread, but I posted it there.

Removed that post from this thread.
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