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Hello All,'
Would a residual coating from lanolin or beeswax have a negative effect on the internal components of a gear box or an engine? For example, shafts, gears and bearings after the gear box or engine is reassembled?
Would the coating have to be removed during assembly to avoid contaminating the gear box or engine oil? Or would the residual be so minimal that it would not cause any harm to the oil?
Kind regards
Lionel
RoverLord
I can't see it having any detrimental effect at all in a gearbox. I would be a little cautious about it in any electrical equipment, and definitely do not use it on the internals of any fuel injection equipment. I can also see it causing issues with piston ring sealing if used on cylinder bores, and for similar concerns on the inside of any hydraulics (including auto boxes). In an engine, it could result in the formation of gums, so probably better not in the internals of an engine.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Fossicker
Put a combination of the gear oil and the lanolin/beeswax in a blender and see what the result is, you might come out with a quite interesting emulsion at the end.Originally Posted by Lionelgee
I would thoroughly clean any residue like that off of the internal gearbox parts before assembling the gearbox again.
Mineral spirits, is closest to mineral turps in oz/nz and white sirits in the uk. My favourite rust proof mix is equal parts of diesel and atf, both have creep qualities to get into everywhere. But some lanolin mixed in will give a heavy residue
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