Barbell sleeve bolt gettin rusty..

[SeeZ]

Hey,

My oly bar's sleeve bolt is showing some rust what should i do to remove it and what do people mean by "to lube the bar"??? and how??
I heard you should apply threadlock to all equipment and use wd40 with a wire brush to remove surface rust???

[Brother Steel]

Originally Posted by SeeZ

Hey,

My oly bar's sleeve bolt is showing some rust what should i do to remove it and what do people mean by "to lube the bar"??? and how??
I heard you should apply threadlock to all equipment and use wd40 with a wire brush to remove surface rust???

WD-40 is a good way to prevent and remove rust. Just spray it on the rust and rub it with a little steel wool. You can also spray it on a rag (the rag is so you don't overspray it on everything else) and wipe down your bar (and other equipment) to prevent rust.

In areas where you will be touching like your bar use a clean rag to wipe off any excessive WD-40. The reason for this is so you want accidentally get the WD-40 on your hands and then forget and wipe your eyes or mouth. (WD-40 will sting your eyes and it tastes real bad.)

[SeeZ]

Originally Posted by Brother Steel

WD-40 is a good way to prevent and remove rust. Just spray it on the rust and rub it with a little steel wool. You can also spray it on a rag (the rag is so you don't overspray it on everything else) and wipe down your bar (and other equipment) to prevent rust.

In areas where you will be touching like your bar use a clean rag to wipe off any excessive WD-40. The reason for this is so you want accidentally get the WD-40 on your hands and then forget and wipe your eyes or mouth. (WD-40 will sting your eyes and it tastes real bad.)

Ok cools ill buy some wd40.

Alright cool. how about my olympic dumbells and barbell how do i lube it up as people say?

[SeeZ]

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[Brother Steel]

Originally Posted by SeeZ

Ok cools ill buy some wd40.

Alright cool. how about my olympic dumbells and barbell how do i lube it up as people say?

Well, without seeing your how your equipment is made, it would be hard to say what is the best way to lubricate your Olympic bars.

The reason for saying this is not all bars are made the same.

The cheaper bars do not have any bearings but simply have the sleeve end (2 inch part) held onto the bar by a bolt. This type is easy to grease. You simply take the screw out remove the end plug and pull the sleeve off and grease the shaft of the bar where the sleeve rides and then put it back together just like it came apart.

The next type has lose ball-bearings in the sleeve housing. With this type you have to be careful disassembling it because the ball-bearings will fall out and are very easy to lose. Greasing it is basically the same as the example above with the exception you need to grease the races where the ball-bearings run. Then just put it back like you took it apart.

Another kind has roller-bearings this setup is much like the ball-bearing type but the bearings are made in a unit. This type you simply pack the bearings by placing grease in the palm of your hand and "scooping" the grease into the bearing by dragging the bearings through the grease. Once you have impregnated the bearings you then as always reassemble it just like you took it apart.

Lastly and the best type of bars (these are normally the most costly) have sealed bearings that come from the factory and you never have to do anything to them.

Now that I have most likely just confused the heck out of you and you don't know just what to do. You can always just take some 3-N-1 oil (or motor oil) and just squirt it into each end of the bar sleeve and turn the sleeve a few turns on the bar to work the oil into the joint. This is easy to do and is a tried and true, old stand by, method of doing it yourself.

Good luck.

[Zensuji]

Originally Posted by Brother Steel

WD-40 is a good way to prevent and remove rust. Just spray it on the rust and rub it with a little steel wool. You can also spray it on a rag (the rag is so you don't overspray it on everything else) and wipe down your bar (and other equipment) to prevent rust.

In areas where you will be touching like your bar use a clean rag to wipe off any excessive WD-40. The reason for this is so you want accidentally get the WD-40 on your hands and then forget and wipe your eyes or mouth. (WD-40 will sting your eyes and it tastes real bad.)

Personally I love WD-40. My equipment (some of it 7 years old) is box fresh because of it.......love the smell as well

Main ingredient is actually fish oil.....little fact there for you.

[Brother Steel]

Originally Posted by Tetsu.

Personally I love WD-40. My equipment (some of it 7 years old) is box fresh because of it.......love the smell as well

Main ingredient is actually fish oil.....little fact there for you.

...............And it's full of Omega-3s too!

[SeeZ]

Originally Posted by Brother Steel

Well, without seeing your how your equipment is made, it would be hard to say what is the best way to lubricate your Olympic bars.

The reason for saying this is not all bars are made the same.

The cheaper bars do not have any bearings but simply have the sleeve end (2 inch part) held onto the bar by a bolt. This type is easy to grease. You simply take the screw out remove the end plug and pull the sleeve off and grease the shaft of the bar where the sleeve rides and then put it back together just like it came apart.

The next type has lose ball-bearings in the sleeve housing. With this type you have to be careful disassembling it because the ball-bearings will fall out and are very easy to lose. Greasing it is basically the same as the example above with the exception you need to grease the races where the ball-bearings run. Then just put it back like you took it apart.

Another kind has roller-bearings this setup is much like the ball-bearing type but the bearings are made in a unit. This type you simply pack the bearings by placing grease in the palm of your hand and "scooping" the grease into the bearing by dragging the bearings through the grease. Once you have impregnated the bearings you then as always reassemble it just like you took it apart.

Lastly and the best type of bars (these are normally the most costly) have sealed bearings that come from the factory and you never have to do anything to them.

Now that I have most likely just confused the heck out of you and you don't know just what to do. You can always just take some 3-N-1 oil (or motor oil) and just squirt it into each end of the bar sleeve and turn the sleeve a few turns on the bar to work the oil into the joint. This is easy to do and is a tried and true, old stand by, method of doing it yourself.

Good luck.

Alright what grease do i use :S???

Or i could just oil up the bar sleeve where the bolt is and give it a couple of turns to run throught it?

What kind of motor oil do i buy?

Originally Posted by Tetsu.

Personally I love WD-40. My equipment (some of it 7 years old) is box fresh because of it.......love the smell as well

Main ingredient is actually fish oil.....little fact there for you.

Alright cool

Originally Posted by Brother Steel

...............And it's full of Omega-3s too!

OMG! no way i must add that into my diet... lol!!! XD


All repped.

[Brother Steel]

Originally Posted by SeeZ

Alright what grease do i use :S???

Or i could just oil up the bar sleeve where the bolt is and give it a couple of turns to run throught it?

What kind of motor oil do i buy?

Q: Alright what grease do i use :S???
A: Just buy a cheap tube of grease like the kind you use in a grease gun. Take off the plastic end cap and use your finger to apply the grease.

Q: Or i could just oil up the bar sleeve where the bolt is and give it a couple of turns to run throught it?
A: Just take some 3-N-1 oil (or motor oil) and squirt it into EACH END of the bar sleeve and turn the sleeve a few turns on the bar to work the oil into the joint.

Q: What kind of motor oil do i buy?
A: Whatever kind is the cheapest.

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