my stock OEM jack worked fine, but i thought it would work even better if i lubed it up since i've never done that before, so i read a couple different posts doing a google search and a couple people said to use silicone lubricant, so i used a spray silicone lube i had on the threads and all the parts of the jack, but next time i used it, it seemed almost like it was stuck and i had to really force it to make it turn,

so my question is, what can i do to get the jack to work properly again ???,
like some type of lube to put on it ?, or should i use some type of degreaser or something to get the coating of the silicone lube off of it first?,

any input would be cool, thanks

 

just blob a little bit of grease on the threads and rotate it up and down get it till it moves free probably just a bit of corrosion on the threads where it needs to rotate

 

Silicone lubricant generally should not be used to lubricate metal parts. It is used on rubber parts.

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The only purpose of silicone spray on metal is to protect it from rusting. Use some wheel bearing grease or something like that if you want to lube it.

 

The silicone spray was just a coincidence. Should not hurt anything. I would put some white lithium grease on the jack.

 

No coincidence. The silicone lubricant actually caused the problem because it removed the grease and doesn't lubricate metal-metal contacts.