I was wondering if its a good idea to put a bit of grease (to reduce wear) on a new distributor cap where the spring loaded graphite rod touches the rotor.
Or maybe that is a very bad idea.
Vehicle is Toyota Corolla AE82 1985 1.6litre 4AC Engine with Carby
Any comments appreciated. John Smyth Sydney Australia
Graphite does not need to be lubricated. Graphite is a lubricant. IOW, do no harm.
Lg
No. You risk having it fall somewhere that it doesn't belong. Also graphite as mentioned by someone else is naturally a fine lubricant.
Graphite _is_ a lubricant. That's what it's there for.
It also conducts very well. Grease will not. And grease will attract dirt as well. Grease is the word that you heard, it's got groove, it's got feeling. But grease is not good for the rotor button.
--scott
The graphite in the rod is a lubricant already and it gets really hot inside most caps so any grease will just melt and fly all over the place.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >Thank you everyone for your comments. They were very helpful. Cheers John Smyth Sydney Australia
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