Location and lubrication of C3, C4, C5 & C6 Corvettes

[@scot-rv8px]

Thanks Lyle. As usual, concise and very well covered !!

[@mikehall8974]

Thanks Lyle for good information that I can use, as you always provide!😊👍 We all appreciate you giving us valuable information!

[@csvette]

My pleasure!

[@JeffTurner-ps4cs]

Lyle, Another excellent video! We appreciate you!!

[@carbo2950]

Great info. Hope to see you east coast event!

[@jarrett1890]

Door hinge lube timestamps C3 1:57 C4 3:34 C5/C6 4:40 Recommended lubricant 6:33

[@TOMRostock]

Your the best, Lyle. I'm heading out to lube the hinges....

[@richardbonham3976]

300 in Flint, Michigan; 1st one was built on June 30, 1953.

[@matthewboudreaux2693]

Yeah you saved my C5 hinges in the nick of time with the first video that did on this. My passenger door, which hardly every gets used was starting to lock up. I had to use Kano Aero Kroil (in the orange can) and keep gently working the door back and fourth until it started rolling again. Then I was able to lube it properly. So BIG THANK YOU to Lyle and everyone at C&S Corvettes for all these videos with tips and tricks and preventive maintenance knowledge.

[@dannpd1955]

Great video Lyle. Essential information.

[@fred-ov3hh]

thanks for sharing more information about c4 as definitely shouldn't be overlooked, very very many still around

[@OMEGATECH]

Thank you, thank you Lyle very much appreciated for this very informative video👍

[@frankpavan7865]

Hi Lyle, Great info as usual ! Thank you !

[@richardelliott8352]

content like this is why I consider Lyle my video corvette buddy. I would hate to rip the door hinges off of my C5, but as soon as he mentioned dust as an issue, I knew the pressure can white grease I had been using was a poor, if somewhat traditional, choice. By the way, if you have a suitable lubricant. door locks and any other lock can usually benefit from lubrication , because they are often lubrication neglected .

[@robertdavis5714]

Thanks for info Lyle, EZ on the good looking.

[@wwm0611]

Very helpful video - appreciate the link to the recommended product. Have been using LPS2 - another series in the making?

[@Chris-Nico]

Awesome! Thanks for the tip, Lyle

[@harleemannfromtheast]

Thx Lyle. Great info. Keep up the fantastic videos brother. 👏👏

[@csvette]

Thanks, will do!

[@harleemannfromtheast]

Glad I found you here on YourTube. Your presentation is great. Very well done. I’ve learned a lot from your takes. Me and my C5 says thanks. Kudos 👍👍

[@csvette]

@@harleemannfromtheast Thank you very much for your viewership and you kind words! We love what we do here, and we will keep doing everything we can to support and grow the Corvette Hobby. :) Lyle

[@Maxreverse]

As always great info Lyle. I really appreciate the content.

[@57torg]

You always have great information to pass along to us, thank you. Oh, I have a brick from that first Corvette plant in Flint, Michigan. I won it for for being first to answer a trivia question at a Corvette show. It came with a certificate of authenticity. Did you know all 300 for those first year 1953 Corvettes came in white exteriors with red interiors and John Wayne was one of the first to receive one of them? Thanks again for taking time to give us informative useful tips on our Corvettes Sir.

[@csvette]

Yes, sir! Most people think that the classic Corvette Combo is Red with back interior, but the "Real OG" as the kids say is the White with the red gut. Thank you for watching!!

[@geraldborrelli5609]

As usual, you are full of good information, thank you

[@danlaur7973]

GM makes a lube specifically for hood & door hinges, it's called AC Delco Super Lube part # 12346241

[@elizabethcherry920]

Thanks for the info, I don't own a Corvette,but I do own and live in a camper and I been looking for a lube for my door locks and latches.

[@AlanKacsor]

Hi Lyle. I have a C2 with dried out white lithium. Cleaned it all out. I like a product called " fluid film". Sprays on transparent with good adhesion. If the readers want to clean up their hinges. Take a big piece of cardboard to the car wash. The card board will prevent your interior from getting soaked. pressure wash those hinges. Squeaky clean. Dry and apply your favorite lube

[@csvette]

Excellent suggestion! Thank you! Lyle :)

[@robmunger922]

Great video I have a C3 C4 & C6 so this is very helpful thank you Lyle

[@ricksoper6836]

I’m from Flint Michigan. 300 produced on the property of the current truck plant there on Van Slyke Rd near 12th Street

[@csvette]

Exactly!!! :)

[@richardelliott8352]

I answered , "too many". does that count? Perhaps half credit? For the second part answer, I couldn't think of any wisecracks.

[@mikepokora4835]

Good video. 300...flint Michigan

[@alexanderf4152]

Good information as always. Thank you for this. A nj

[@darrylsjodin7184]

I have found the Amsoil MP (HD) works great for the hinges. MP stands for metal protector. It comes in a spray can with a tube and dries to a waxy like film that stays put. It contains rust and corrosion inhibitors as well.

[@csvette]

Thank you for the input! Much appreciated! Lyle :)

[@joewest826]

There were 300 Corvettes made in 1953 not counting the 2 that were destroyed by the engineering department as part of the design process. They all were produced in Flint, Michigan.

[@HTexans21ChevyCorvette]

Again Thank You

[@michaelmeister4002]

Hi Lyle! Great content as usual. Just looked at my 2014 C7 and GM did a complete redesign of the door hinge as compared to the C6. Might be worth making a quick video to cover the C7 (&C8) too. Thx!

[@csvette]

I absolutely will do that video as soon as I have a C7 / C8 here to video. :) Lyle

[@redsvette]

Good info!

[@csvette]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelstitt3171]

300 in St Louis, MO. 🎉

[@mikeanton7132]

300 1953 Corvettes were built in Flint, MI.

[@csvette]

Gold Star for you! Lyle )

[@neilaltschuler6064]

300 Flint Michigan

[@edstingray3828]

Flint Michigan 300 plus goat cars.

[@doolallyproductions7234]

Silicone spray works good for me

[@dnoel1969dn]

300 in Flint Michigan

[@jamesjferguson3511]

Flint Michigan 300 corvettes

[@ordovicicosilurico6799]

Excelent video Lyle , one question sr. this lubricant can be used on the hood hinges and trunk door hinges ? for the C6 ? thanks !!

[@csvette]

Absolutely! Any hinge on the car can benefit from lubrication, and products like the one featured stick around for a long while and don't attract grit and dirt. Lyle :)

[@joethornton518]

What type of conditioner or lube should be used on C6 rubber suspension components. Car has numerous squeaks at times that are suspension related. Have tried 303, which made it worse and silicone spray same result. Any suggestions?

[@amadormandujano9323]

300 Michigan

[@bobjeffries6532]

Flint Michigan with 300 made

[@Mazak23]

300 cars in Flint.

[@csvette]

First Correct Answer!! Well Done, Sir! :) Lyle

[@geofschwer1625]

Lyle, U-joints with or without Zerk fittings? I've always believed that the greaseless ones were stronger due to their greater mass. Is this belief valid?

[@richarddobreny6664]

St Louis, and only a couple of hundred i think

[@csvette]

Oooh... Close on the number made, but not on the City! :) Thanks for watching! Lyle

[@curtisfish7984]

Is the C5 Coup Gas Smell resolution that much different than what you showed for the C6?

[@csvette]

The C5 gas smell is usually related to a defective gas vapor purge solenoid...rarely, if ever, the tank sending unit. Lyle

[@Carl-un1rr]

What about WD Silicone spray to lube hinges??

[@csvette]

My fear of that product gathering grit and dirt over time makes it less attractive to me. If you have had good luck with it and it hasn't gotten funky, by all means continue using it! Some lubrication is ALWAYS better than NO lubrication! Lyle :)

[@Carl-un1rr]

@@csvette thanks for your input and response. Happy Holidays!!

[@joekoenig9587]

3500 corvettes built in St Louis. My uninformed guess!

[@rickewald9257]

350 Detroit

[@AlbertPendergraff-rp7jp]

315 hundred where made and they where made in Detroit Michigan

[@kirkthejerkthe1st]

That was a one point trivia question. How about some 3-5 pointers?

[@csvette]

Oh, I'll get there...didn't want to throw everyone into the deep-end of the pool fist time out! :) Lyle

[@bernardscottjr6240]

I have a 92 Corvette LT1 the problem I'm having is that my car wants start . I don't fire from the coil , I have checked all of the relay that would cause the engine to not start and I had the ecm checked and it is good . I was told that the opti spark distributor is the problem . I replaced the distributor and I still have the same problem. Do you think I purchased a bad distributor. Please help me if you can. Thank you,

[@csvette]

I can't diagnose that online, unfortunately. It is possible that your optispark is defective. I am assuming that you have triple checked all connectors to make sure nothing is amiss? Lyle

[@bernardscottjr6240]

@@csvette yes I have I'm sending it back.

[@csvette]

@@bernardscottjr6240 We have good results with the Accel unit.

[@AlbertPendergraff-rp7jp]

300 hundred where made

[@jeffhogancamp5379]

That door hinge oil looks to be Clock oil.

[@AlbertPendergraff-rp7jp]

300

[@bobleeper5218]

Not available!

[@thegamingchannel9899]

Yer so puurrty :D

[@neozeed1984]

Thatstuff is gone from amazon. To be honest looks more like a oil than grease. Good for inside the rollers, maybe, but grease for the rest of the application. Thanks, not tryin to be an ass.

[@csvette]

Thank you for the heads-up. No idea how it vanished in one day, but I appreciate the knowledge. Lyle

[@donaldo357]

I ordered it. Thanks

[@victorjohnson2093]

300 Flint Michigan