Powerfold Lubrication ?

[Taihape]

Hi,
My mirrors are starting to get a bit "scrunchy" on opening /closing, do I just blast a few squirts of WD40 in the general direction of the hinge or is there a more targeted approach to this fix ?
Many thanks
Taihape

 

[whitenemesis]

I use PTFE dry lube (designed for mountain bike chains!) as it doesn't attract dirt and is very, erm, slippy

The noise usually comes from the rubber seal at the hinge to the rear side. A little squirt along the egde works wonders!

 

[television]

Try and squirt some into the fulcrum point, PTFE that is

 

[Miffy]

perhaps there should be a government health warning on WD40 to say its a release/penetrating oil and has no lasting lubrication properties.

 

[television]

perhaps there should be a government health warning on WD40 to say its a release/penetrating oil and has no lasting lubrication properties.

Indeed there should be, it is a release agent as you say, and dries when used as a lubricant, I am surprised that it never gets used to fix the "er indoors" syndrome

 

[Dosco]

I am surprised that it never gets used to fix the "er indoors" syndrome

Tried it and it failed to work