DragonClaw
Junior Member
All of my doors hinges squeak, WD40 and White Lithium grease have an effect, but maybe for a few days. What's something looking lasting to use instead?
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Squeaky hinges
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DragonClaw
Junior Member
are you sure it is the hinges? i had a noise recently on the drivers door; it was the plastic piece that enters and exits the door when opening/closing. i cleaned it and sprayed some silicone on it. so far so good.
Pretty dang sure, it's all 4 doors and spraying them with a lubricant and working it in (waving the door back and forth) temporarily solve the issue.
ChrisJHarney
New member
If it's an aerosol lithium spray you're using, I might suggest an actual grease, maybe something with either PTFE, Teflon, or moly, as all will leave some form of dry lubrication behind when the grease thins out. I used super lube last year on the hinges of my Ridgeline tailgate and have been pleased with the results.
Edit: You may already be aware, but WD40 is not a lubricant. It's really good at separating water and cleaning dirt from the part, but you'll always want to wipe it and re-lubricate with an appropriate grease after.
Edit: You may already be aware, but WD40 is not a lubricant. It's really good at separating water and cleaning dirt from the part, but you'll always want to wipe it and re-lubricate with an appropriate grease after.
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All of my doors hinges squeak, WD40 and White Lithium grease have an effect, but maybe for a few days. What's something looking lasting to use instead?
On mine it was the door stops A.K.A. door checks not the hinges, they have spring loaded rollers on the inside of the door that squeeze on the plastic piece that slides in and out of the door as you open and close it and they squeaked horribly, I first used PB Blaster which work really well and lasted for about 2 years or more before I had the do it again..but PB Blaster has a terrible smell and I had to put up with that smell for several months until it dissipated, the next time I just sprayed the crap out of it with white lithium grease using the little tube on the sprayer to make sure I got it inside the door where the rollers are which worked but was just recently, how long it will last I don't know.
Just an FYI, WD40 is really not a good lubricate, it is however good for what it was made for...a water displacement, to get rid of water, which is what the WD stands for..Water Displacement, the 40 stand for the 40th try before they got the formula right!
All that being said, the PB Blaster will do what you want, if you can stand the smell!!
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DragonClaw
Junior Member
If it's an aerosol lithium spray you're using, I might suggest an actual grease, maybe something with either PTFE, Teflon, or moly, as all will leave some form of dry lubrication behind when the grease thins out. I used super lube last year on the hinges of my Ridgeline tailgate and have been pleased with the results.
Edit: You may already be aware, but WD40 is not a lubricant. It's really good at separating water and cleaning dirt from the part, but you'll always want to wipe it and re-lubricate with an appropriate grease after.
I'll look into that, any recommendations on brand oyr hope much I need to buy?
Yeah, I know it's not. I'm being a bad car parent, but it did confirm that it was the hinges.
I'll look into that, any recommendations on brand oyr hope much I need to buy?
Yeah, I know it's not. I'm being a bad car parent, but it did confirm that it was the hinges.
Go to the auto parts store and get some lithium grease.
ChrisJHarney
New member
I'll look into that, any recommendations on brand oyr hope much I need to buy?
Yeah, I know it's not. I'm being a bad car parent, but it did confirm that it was the hinges.
I use super lube, a PTFE based grease. I use the spray for my bike chain and other small projects, but I would get the soap based tube for something like door hinges, and use a grease gun to apply, or possibly even a small paint brush. The gun would come in handy though to grease your driveshaft u joints (spider yolks) as well as any bushings with zerk fittings. You don’t need a ton of grease, use your finger to smear it around the moving parts, and just wipe off any big clumps after.
If you go for a moly based grease, same idea except I don’t personally have any brand preference. I think I just bought whatever brand my local auto parts store carried. Either will work fine for hinges and will keep water out. You can also use moly based grease for your driveshaft slip yolk which is known to squeal after a while of you don’t keep up on your lube schedule.
I use super lube, a PTFE based grease. I use the spray for my bike chain and other small projects, but I would get the soap based tube for something like door hinges, and use a grease gun to apply, or possibly even a small paint brush. The gun would come in handy though to grease your driveshaft u joints (spider yolks) as well as any bushings with zerk fittings. You don’t need a ton of grease, use your finger to smear it around the moving parts, and just wipe off any big clumps after.
If you go for a moly based grease, same idea except I don’t personally have any brand preference. I think I just bought whatever brand my local auto parts store carried. Either will work fine for hinges and will keep water out. You can also use moly based grease for your driveshaft slip yolk which is known to squeal after a while of you don’t keep up on your lube schedule.
While it's great to use a coating of grease to keep water out for a hinge but for squeaky hinge you need something that will penetrate into the hinge, there is no zerk fitting on a door hinge to get the grease into where the squeak is, if there was the grease will work wonders, but since you can't get the grease completely into the friction areas it's not going to help stop the squeak I'm afraid!
That being said...Super Lube Syncopen Synthetic Penetrant would work wonders on a squeaky hinge!!
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I have the same issue on my driver side front door and thought I had it taken care of with some spray lithium lube, but as the weather warmed up, it started again. especially on the warmer days, I'll come out to my car after work and "CREEAAAAAAAAKKKKKK".
The nozzle for the spray doesn't seem to want to get in to where the plastic arm disappears into the door so I tried to see if there was an easy way to pry it apart, but it looks like more of a disassembly job with the door handles and what not. I'll try again with the spray.
The nozzle for the spray doesn't seem to want to get in to where the plastic arm disappears into the door so I tried to see if there was an easy way to pry it apart, but it looks like more of a disassembly job with the door handles and what not. I'll try again with the spray.