How To Lubricate Guide Rods

Here is a video tutorial on how to lubricate the guide rods for a functional trainer or home gym. Some machines require special lubrication so consult with the manufacturer or local fitness equipment distributor to find out which is best. If you have any questions leave it in the comments section or consult your local fitness equipment provider.

[Mr.Chicken]

Very nice, right to the point and short!

[portastsic]

Great product recommendation. Worked great

[joshuabulman]

silicone spray is usually used on rubber or plastic parts. I'd use a dry PTFE type spray on the steel rods. silicone never dries and will collect dust and dirt and exacerbate the problems

[Flexformation]

Thanks, straight to point with no nonsense.💯💪

[HughLeFitness]

I have this in a tube and not spray form, is that fine?

[Tikus_]

I use the silicone wd40 but feel like i end up doing this every week, is grease a better long lasting lubricant?

[obguy]

My body solid Smith Machine fared no better with silicone spray / cleaning / realignment and required respray every few weeks. the guide rod sleeves (that move) have plastic bushings so petroleum etc a no no. They do GREAT - tiny spray now every several months with lithium based grease.

[zoltanzukaly]

This is probably a dumb question, but I have a cable station where you sideload, should you leave the weight on it when you not use it, or always take it off and put the weight on it only for the session? Right now it has 20kg on it, and the cables are flexed, whereas when there is no weight on it, they kind of relax. Any different in durability if I take off the weight when not in session?

[englanders]

Is it possible to use 100% silicone oil for plastic and wood ?
I use it to lubricate plastic rollers on kitchen draws and sliding doors..
the super lube in Japan costs a fortune..

[Magnus-pmic]

The spray you use doesn't have silicon in it. You need the specific version, the one in your hand is multi purpose.

[mummy]

How do I lubricate an EZ Bar curl cable attachment? It squeaks really loud when used.

[marconi]

I have an inspire scs and the pin does not go in smoothly on one would be the cause of this and fix

[PerellBrown-vbcu]

What to do if it’s loose? And gives less resistance

[marrrrcoo]

do we lube the cables itself(black wires)

[garystaples]

I have a smith machine that moves slightly better one side than the other . Creating a bit of misalignment in the bar . This has lead to the cable coming off runner . Tried lube . Can’t work out if the problem is the counter weight or on the bar attachment .

[cpipes]

Can you spray the pullies with that as well or what other lube would you want to use?

[Csch]

I have some rust specs on my guide rods, how do I clean them?

[ahmedhaiba-ngdz]

What is the diameter of the wheels in this cable

[MrJstuck]

What about the cables or pulleys? Any suggestions on how to lubricate those? Ok to use the same silicone lubricant?

[louispouliot]

Hi PFE, is it possible to do it with WD40 Water Resistant Silicon Spray ? because Super Lube is not available in my area.