On Sat, 22 Jun 1996, Dennis & Stephanie Littrell wrote:
> #4 Best rubber lubricant for installing bushings? I've seen WD-40 mentioned,
> but isn't that petroleum based, and therefore detrimental to rubber?
> Dennis (What have I gotten myself into?) Littrell
> '73 B Roadster "Shirley Valentine"
Many auto parts stores sell rubber lube that is not injurious to rubber (I
assume). Silicone spray works well. You can get a tube of a lubricant
(KY jelly) that works well and is kind to rubber at your local drugstore,
too, if you want.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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