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Old 12-22-2012, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 300D85 View Post
does the manual give any info about proper lube for the latches?

not sure what would be best here but no doubt there is specialized stuff out there,

having to deal with freezing temps could be a prob for some
The manual mentions some special lubricants, but I used two types: Mobil1 synthetic red chassis grease and automatic transmission fluid where I wasn't able to force grease.
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