Lubricating new distributor cap - good or bad idea?

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

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:28:16 +1100, "John Smyth" >
wrote:

>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

John Smyth wrote:
> 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

No. You risk having it fall somewhere that it doesn't belong. Also
graphite as mentioned by someone else is naturally a fine lubricant.

In article >, John Smyth > wrote:
>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.

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
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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 in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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John Smyth wrote:
>
> 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

Thank you everyone for your comments. They were very helpful.
Cheers
John Smyth
Sydney Australia



"Mike Romain" > wrote in message
...
> 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 in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> John Smyth wrote:
> >
> > 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