Caravan Stay Lubrication. (or corner steadies)

[Grey13]

Hi. What do you use to lubricate the corner stay gears? And why?

 

[IanB1485]

White ptfe loaded grease( Soudal), On another forum an experienced member has suggested Wurth HHS 2000 high pressure adhesive synthetic lubricating oil , so I be trying that on the next set I do.

 

[Mr Plodd]

1. Grease
2. It stops the threads rusting, and makes them smooth to operate.

 

[IanB1485]

1. Grease
2. It stops the threads rusting, and makes them smooth to operate.

I get to look at a lot of steadies and if you use general purpose grease ( which I have done in the past), you need to wipe the old stuff off the threads first ( wire brush then brake cleaner) as it will have collected all sorts of 'stuff' off the roads including grit which when mixed with grease makes grinding paste. The threads are quite coarse and a square profile so will survive a lot of abuse, but why push it..
Some don't come with a sliding plate and just use the trailer rear arms and underside of the caravan floor for the sliding nut to move against, so a quick squirt of grease on those parts will also ease the movement

 

[Mr Plodd]

My comments were made tongue in cheek, I couldn't insert a rolling eyes emoji because for some bizarre reason they are all greyed out on my tablet

 

[Hutch]

Castrol LM grease. To give smooth and easy operation of the stabilizer. Legs.

 

[IanB1485]

My comments were made tongue in cheek, I couldn't insert a rolling eyes emoji because for some bizarre reason they are all greyed out on my tablet

You'd be surprised , I see a lot with great wadges (technical term!) of old grease encrusted with grit and lumps, tar and straw either side the working part of the screw thread.

 

[Mr Plodd]

You'd be surprised , I see a lot with great wadges (technical term!) of old grease encrusted with grit and lumps, tar and straw either side the working part of the screw thread.

Still works dunit??

 

[IanB1485]

Still works dunit??

Certainly does. Horrible job last month - replaced three corner steadies , one - snapped winder , two completely seized on the threads, reason:- complete lack of regular lubrication of any sort.

 

[Beachball]

In the past we use Soudal White Grease to lubricate our caravan corner steadies .