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Boot Struts Sqeak

john432
john432 Posts: 163 Forumite
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Every time I open / shut the hatch on my Pug 308, the boot struts creak.
Can I apply WD40 or lubricating oil, to stop the creaking?
OR, will this cause damage to the struts?
Thanks.

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  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,314 Forumite
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    Silicone grease would be a safer bet. Mineral oil and WD40 might affect the seals. 
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • AdrianC
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    Try talc. No, seriously...
  • greyteam1959
    greyteam1959 Posts: 4,726 Forumite
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    Can be pretty cheap to replace actually.
    I have just bought a pair of tailgate struts for a Hyundai i10 from eBay.
    Genuine Hyundai part £12.49 delivered.
  • Stubod
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    edited 8 December 2020 at 10:36AM
    ..if its supposed to move and doesn't...WD40...if it not supposed to move and it does...Duck Tape....
    WD40 should be fine...
    .."It's everybody's fault but mine...."
  • Biggus_Dickus
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    Stubod said:
    ..if its supposed to move and doesn't...WD40...if it not supposed to move and it does...Duck Tape....
    WD40 should be fine...

    Wipe the gas struts with a cloth doused in WD40 and give the hinges etc a little squirt for good measure.

    WD40 is the one of the greatest products ever invented. I reckon the Covid19 vaccines consist of  99%  WD40.

    WD40 stands for ‘water displacement- version 40’...I often wonder what was wrong with the previous 39 versions.

     


  • EdGasketTheSecond
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    Silicon spray is much better for this than wd40. In fact you can buy silicon spray made by wd40 and it is very good. But standard wd40 will not work for long and may affect seals.
  • Biggus_Dickus
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    EdGasketTheSecond said:
    Silicon spray is much better for this than wd40. In fact you can buy silicon spray made by wd40 and it is very good. But standard wd40 will not work for long and may affect seals.

    I’ve used standard WD40 extensively for something approaching 50 years and I’ve never encountered ANY problems of that kind (or any kind really) which could be directly attributed to the use of WD40.

    That’s just my personal observations though,...opinions vary of course. :)


     


  • AdrianC
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    WD40 has to be one of the single most over-rated products of the 20th century.
    It's not a very good penetrating oil, and it's a lousy lubricant.
  • Biggus_Dickus
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    AdrianC said:
    WD40 has to be one of the single most over-rated products of the 20th century.
    It's not a very good penetrating oil, and it's a lousy lubricant.
    Heretic!!!
  • AdrianC
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    I prefer "realist"...

    Along with an aerosol of PlusGas and a small thumb-can of engine oil (or graphite powder or silicone spray or whatever's most appropriate).
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