joshvegas – Member
GT85… just keep it away from bearings. It probably will do a good job. It’s great at stripping grease from bearings after all (so a hint to anyone fooled by Halfords that it’s good for lubrication!).
You do understand that different things require different lubricant right?
Or do you smear grease on your chain?[/quote]
There are different viscosity requirements definitely, but GT85 is a solvent and water displacer that certain retailers claim is a lubricant you can use anywhere. Given that I find it very useful for flushing out bearings, tells you how useless it is as a lubricant. The teflon layer is marketting fluff to make you think it’s got lubricant properties. It’s basically WD40 with teflon additives. Either way I wouldn’t use it to lubricate anything. Cleaning before regreasing/lubricating with proper stuff, sure, it’s great for that.
Oil on a chain, or better a wax based lubricant. Squirt especially. *Never* GT85. It will strip out the factory lube from inside and it’s inside where it’s important.