Lube--Torque ball
 

What is the best lube to apply to the torque ball after it is cleaned. I have used several different brands and they all seem to work about the same.

Phil Poor

Re: Lube--Torque ball
 

Some guys have said that they use the dry-film graphite spray and that it works well.

I offer a thin, but high density lube made by Alisyn oil. It goes on thin and creates a nice surface barrier without being extremely thick and tacky. It also doesn't collect dirt as bad as the other greases. We also suggest that people use it on the bars as well.

Supposidly the military uses it in all of the tanks on the axles. Not owning a military tank, I cannot confirm that.

Let me know were you'll be this week and I'll get you a sample.

We also carry their engine oils and chain lubes as well. Their oil is what is recommended by Esslinger and is the oil that Gibbs based their line of synthetics off of.

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White Lithium mixed with graphite powder.

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Lucas Oil engine assembly lube. Its a thick green liquid that clings well but is slicker than, well you know.

Re: Lube--Torque ball
 

Mark,
where are you buying that stuff at???

Re: Lube--Torque ball
 

One of the problems with running a heavy grease or lube on dirt is that it collects all of the dust and grit that comes into the cockpit and that causes the ball and housing to wear prematurely.

The new seals offered by Seals it help stop some of that, but it still causes a gritty mess to clean.

That is why teams are using the Graphite dry film or a lube like the Alisyn as they are not heavy and don't collect the dirt and grit as bad.

Whtever works for anyone is fine with me, I'm just giving some of the reasons that I have found personally and what I have learned from others.

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Being that I'm up here in sub-artic Minnesota, I use Polaris Synthetic Grease. I already have it in the grease gun for my sled bogies & suspension pivots. It works well but as Leaders Edge said, it creates a sticky, gritty mess. I pull it all down & wash it all off in the parts washer after every race. I'm thinking of trying Tri-Flo spray lube. It works great on heim joints, maybe it will work well on Torque Balls.

Let me know if you find a Dry Lube that stays on & lubes well.

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synthetic Valvoline Axle grease mixed with wd-40. it makes it so smooth and slick. Like VELVET! you need a thick grease to keep dirt OUT. ALL grease attracts dust, dirt. It's job is to displace it like wd40 displaces water. I put it on the housing, torque ball and all the way down the torque tube. Works better than the "special" suff and cheaper too.

Re: Lube--Torque ball
 

Not all greases attract dirt and grit the same.

Tri-Flow is a great product.

The Seals-It seal makes cleaning the ball and housing a much cleaner job. Also saves wear and tear on the ball and housing.

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Let me make sure I understand this: If we, the racing community, use tri-flow and the seals-it seal, we will never have to clean the torque ball again? I hope everyone does exactly that so i can watch my car pass them. Why would I buy overpriced grease and a rubber bootie and still take it apart, clean it and re-grease it after every-single race? WOW, that's just plain stupid. How bout this:use synthetic grease and wd40 and take it apart and clean it every race.

You'll sell more parts if you don't peg everyone's bull$hit meter as soon as they walk in the door.

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Here is the deal, you can use whatever you want to use. Phil Poor asked a question and I gave him one mans opinion.

I do know for a fact that the Seals it unit does stop much of the dirt and grime from entering the housing and ball area. By doing so, it stops premature wear and tear on the equipment.

Personally; I don't care what anybody uses. I sell what I feel are products that help my customers. I do not just go by propaganda and thoery, I determine this through having trusted customers try out the products before putting them out for sale. If it is a product I don't believe has any real value, I don't sell it. There is no Wizard Smoke or Golden Turds to use or bolt on that will magically make you go faster. At least not on my shelves.

If you think that your particular chemistry experiment is the best, great. Patent it and sell it as the worlds best ball lube. You'll be a millionaire.

I never once said that if you use Tri-Flow and a Seals-it seal that you do not have to clean the ball and housing again. All I said was if you use a seals-it, you won't have as much mess and grit and it will save you wear and tear on the housing and the ball. I know this from getting feed back and actually seeing the difference after a few weekends worth of racing. I only said that Tri-Flow is a great product, I never once said that it is the best thing to use on the ball.

You can like me or not or feel that I am a BS artist or whatever. Thats fine. I never have claimed to be the end all beat all of the parts world, I just try and help when I can and I never stop learning. We are definately not a place for everybody.

We are damn good at what we do though and I believe we have the customer base to stand on that statement. Who knows? There is a good chance you are using one of our products right now and don't even know it.

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Well said, my man! Don't ya just love it when someone asks your opinion, then wants to argue your response. I guess that's why I don't give opinions much, but I do read, and listen a lot, like a customer once told me, when I was trying to save him some money, on parts he didn't need, he said" first time, sell me what I want, then next time, sell me what I need". We became good friends, and he still values my opinion. The old saying, "opinions are like$%^#@, everyone has one", and some "are one" will go on, when all else fails. Carry on! Bob