Tuner Maintenence

Jay Kardong · Post by **Jay Kardong** » 18 Jan 2001 9:13 pm

Hello,

I was going to pull apart my Fender D-8 to give it a good cleaning. When I pull the pots, is there any type of 'gear oil' I should/could use on the tuners to get them good and lubricated without damaging them? I doubt WD-40 is a good option

Thanks
Jay

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 19 Jan 2001 1:22 pm

Hey Jay. I gather from your smiley face that you don't need to be told that WD40 ain't no tuner lube. I applied some white lithium grease pretty liberally to the moving parts on the underside of my tuner pans. Let's both wait and see what other folks think about that.

Jay Kardong · Post by **Jay Kardong** » 19 Jan 2001 4:58 pm

Hey Jon, yeah, the only thing WD-40 seems to be good for I found is making a bigger mess.

Mikel Nelson · Post by **Mikel Nelson** » 22 Jan 2001 7:51 am

I use teflon impregnated bicycle chain lube...(can't remember the name)...it come with a very small dropper, and doesn't take very much at all.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 23 Jan 2001 7:12 am

Mikel, maybe the stuff you use is called "Tri-Flow". Good product.

Mikel Nelson · Post by **Mikel Nelson** » 23 Jan 2001 7:45 am

Thanks Bill...that's it!

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