R/C Tech Forums - View Single Post - Does WD-40 swell plastic?
View Single Post
Old 02-01-2018, 07:16 AM
  #1  
macnkitty2002
Tech Elite
iTrader: (7)
 
macnkitty2002's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 4,982
Trader Rating: 7 (100%+)
Default Does WD-40 swell plastic?

I have Revo-style slider driveshafts on my Losi Rock Rey that no longer well....slide!

I recently ran the vehicle in snow and before I put it up I sprayed some WD-40 on some components to keep them from rusting. The slider driveshafts got some WD-40 on them and now they take serious effort to slide over each other. If I lift the suspension arm it does not go back down because there is so much friction in the driveshaft keeping the arm in the raised position. Could the WD-40 have caused the inner splined shaft to swell?
macnkitty2002 is offline