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Rescued this Rodac 3/8 drill -
goodfellow:
--- Quote from: bonneyman on December 01, 2018, 09:52:06 AM ---GF, I like the idea of heating up the MMO before application.
I don't know if it's still in the formula, but the classic MMO had tricrestyl phosphate in the mix. Itself an extreme pressure lubricant, the presence of the phosphorus helped in reducing friction, as the ion would bond to steel surfaces. I have read that MMO continued to provide lower friction even when dry - the residue left over had lubricating qualities. Most probably due to the TCP.
So heating it and letting it get into all the gaps and crevices of the device will have lasting effects.
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Been doing the hot MMO solution on sticky air tools and piston driven mechanisms for a long time. My dad told stories of stuck air tools and piston pumps of all types being returned to new condition with hot aircraft hydraulic fluid or transmission fluid during the war years. MMO was his preferred air tool oil and general lubricant after the war because it had a lot of the same properties of the war time aviation hydraulic fluid. Gum and varnish just disappear when it's doused in that stuff.
goodfellow:
--- Quote from: slip knot on November 30, 2018, 04:52:28 PM ---Nice save, I've got a little 3/8 bluepoint ratchet that need a control valve. Any idea on a parts source?
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No idea on the valve, but if Snap-On doesn't have (or can't get) the parts anymore, then may I suggest this outfit in Florida
http://www.fixthattool.com
bonneyman:
--- Quote from: goodfellow on December 01, 2018, 10:22:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: slip knot on November 30, 2018, 04:52:28 PM ---Nice save, I've got a little 3/8 bluepoint ratchet that need a control valve. Any idea on a parts source?
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No idea on the valve, but if Snap-On doesn't have (or can't get) the parts anymore, then may I suggest this outfit in Florida
http://www.fixthattool.com
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Wow, that place looks awesome! Thanks for the link!
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