Best lube, IMO for Power running boards is...............

[jeff kushner]

Motorcycle chain lube!! I realized this last year right after buying my truck and it's PERFECT for them! Chain lube's come as sprays that are very viscous when first applied and it easily flows into the pin shafts, joints etc. Then, after a few minutes the carrier fluid evaporates and leave the lube behind....it really is the perfect lube for these assemblies! BE SURE TO USE PRIOR TO WASHING YOUR TRUCK!

You def don't want to apply this AFTER getting all the parts wet so do it before you wash your truck!

I've been meaning to post this and kept forgetting!!

Here's an example but there are a hundred different brands...any of them will work....just stay away from "chain wax"...it's a similar but different material. It will work but wax does not lubricate like grease! Most are using WD40 which is a very non-resilient lube but it does work....the chain lube is worlds better though!

jeff

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Motorcycle chain lube!! I realized this last year right after buying my truck and it's PERFECT for them! Chain lube's come as sprays that are very viscous when first applied and it easily flows into the pin shafts, joints etc. Then, after a few minutes the carrier fluid evaporates and leave the lube behind....it really is the perfect lube for these assemblies! BE SURE TO USE PRIOR TO WASHING YOUR TRUCK!

You def don't want to apply this AFTER getting all the parts wet so do it before you wash your truck!

I've been meaning to post this and kept forgetting!!

Here's an example but there are a hundred different brands...any of them will work....just stay away from "chain wax"...it's a similar but different material. It will work but wax does not lubricate like grease! Most are using WD40 which is a very non-resilient lube but it does work....the chain lube is worlds better though!

jeff

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@jeff kushner I have been meaning to look into this but haven't yet. Where are the pivot points or what points do you lubricate on the running boards?

 

[gixer2000]

@jeff kushner I have been meaning to look into this but haven't yet. Where are the pivot points or what points do you lubricate on the running boards?

Open your doors so they deploy and look under. Do every moving part with the stuff Jeff recommended. I sprayed a friend of mines escalade with this same stuff last year after they started sticking. They've been 100% flawless since. But again it's very important you get every moving part and pivot point

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Open your doors so they deploy and look under. Do every moving part with the stuff Jeff recommended. I sprayed a friend of mines escalade with this same stuff last year after they started sticking. They've been 100% flawless since. But again it's very important you get every moving part and pivot point

Is that something that you can easily see from the top side? I know where the pivots fore and aft but I can't fit under the truck to really watch in come down.

 

[gixer2000]

Is that something that you can easily see from the top side? I know where the pivots fore and aft but I can't fit under the truck to really watch in come down.

Got a small mirror? Some of the points can't be seen from above. A mirror and a straw on the lube would probably do it for ya

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Got a small mirror? Some of the points can't be seen from above. A mirror and a straw on the lube would probably do it for ya

I need to do this before the really bad winter weather sets in.

 

[USMCBuckWild]

In!

I tried white lithium grease and it worked for 3-4 months. I am contemplating disassembling and adding the bronze bushings and grease fittings I saw in that running board thread.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

In!

I tried white lithium grease and it worked for 3-4 months. I am contemplating disassembling and adding the bronze bushings and grease fittings I saw in that running board thread.

Do you have a link to that running board thread? I might have to look into that.

 

[Muddy Bean]

Yeah me too! I’d like to read that thread


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[07xln]

WD40 once a month works for me