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Spotted a neat solution for noisy guide rails downtown
At the new office building on Main, the crew was using a graphite spray on the rails. It made the ride smoother and cut the squeaks right out. I'm trying that on my next maintenance run.
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abby_rivera2mo ago
Heard graphite attracts dirt, which might cause more noise later.
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baker.simon19d ago
Remembered my buddy's old pickup truck. He used graphite on the door locks. Worked great for a week. Then the locks got all gritty and started sticking. Cleaned them out with compressed air and never used graphite again. Just ended up swapping the whole lock assembly. Lesson learned - sometimes dry stuff isn't better.
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the_sam2mo ago
Graphite doesn't attract dirt because it's dry, so what causes the noise then?
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