Does any body here lubricate the hinge pins on their couplers? What do you use for lubricant?
South Penn
Kadee offers powdered graphite in a tube which works great for lubricating couplers and anything else where you don't want to attract dust:
http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page231.htm
Dave
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Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)
Labelle #134 lubricating powder..it's Teflon and also is a great lube for coupler's...been using it quite a few yrs. Tiny puff, goes a long way.
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Labelle-134-30-oz-Micro-Fine-Teflon-Non-Staining-D-p/lab-134.htm
Take Care!
Frank
I like to use a product called NEOLUBE. It is a solution of graphite in an alcohol base. Paint it on and the liquid evaporates right away leaving the lubricating material stuck to the surface you put it on. Unlike the powders, it stays put. A little pricey but it works
Charlie
Generally Kadee's work fine without lubricant, but but I've used their recommended graphite when I do find it as helpful.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
LION had a tube of Kadee lubricant. Works good. But it was an OLD tube, must have been close to 30 years old. It was just resting on a shelf, minging its own business, when all of a sudden, I just tocuked it, perhaps to move it, and the plastic tube simply disintegrated leaving a pile of graphite on the shelf. As far as I know it is still there, just the way I left it.
ROAR
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I don't need no stinkin' coupler lube. Seriously, I've never lubed nor needed to lube any of my Kadee #58/#158 couplers. They work just great.
Tom
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I never bothered to lube the knuckle hinge pins, never had any trouble with them either. I do lubricate the coupler box with powdered graphite to make sure the entire coupler swings easily from side to side. Kadee sells a graphite lube, but I buy mine at the hardware store in little tubes sold to lubricate locks.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com