Molyslip

[stubate]

Re: Equal parts with Soltron??

aahh the good old days, when duckhams was just invented and molyslip was the dogs bollocks before the saying was invented and there was more oil on my hair than in my triumph T100 oil tank. oh and you still had to use something for the weekend sir if you could afford them!!
i think i remember seeing the UK TV advert where they ran a car with molyslip, then drained the oil and then ran it round a race track and then stripped the engine to show no wear.
s

 

[Guest]

Re: Equal parts with Soltron??

I would speak to Miller oils who I think have an equivalent oil additive or certainly a pre mixed oil containing M D S? they will give you an honest opinion I am sure
Rob

robinwdunham

 

[Bejasus]

Is 'Slick 50' a similar treatment to molyslip?

 

[stubate]

slick 50

teflon instead of mds? correct me if i'm wrong
s

 

[byron]

Slick 50 got sued by Uncle Sam, something about not being up to scratch.

http://www.alexander-advertising.co.uk

 

[mtb]

Is it possible to get the data required from a US gov web site , they spill the beans re what car does what and so on .

cheers
mick

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[brianhumber]

Re: slick 50

I librated some finest graphite paste once that we used to use on all the steam reciprocating DC generators, SW pumps, air compressors, steam compound piston oil pumps. A good Duckhams/graphite mix has been unchanged in my Range Rover gearboxe and diffs since 1975, 250,000 miles. I also use it on my steering rods and winches. Whats all this space age teflon muck? bring back the good old stuff.

Brian (steam age oil man)

 

[seaesta]

One problem from my folk memory of this stuff was in its effect on torque settings. If you are rebuilding an engine then you will use a torque wrench to put the right tension in the bolts and studs. The torque applied results in a safe ammount of elastic stretch in the bolts and studs which gives the tension to hold the assembly tight. Some of the torque is "used" in stretching the bolt and some in friction in the threads. When using this moly slip stuff I was told never to let it get on the threads becuase it would drastically reduce the friction in the threads and result in
- over tensioning the bolts and studs (i.e. deforming them)
- allowing the bolts and studs to slip back due to lack of friction
I did not deliberately ignore this instruction so cannot say if disaster would have occured - but it may be worth avoiding its application on threaded components

Martin of Seaesta of Whitby