pen leak

[Cam]

Thanks folks!

 

I was thinking laterally and checked. I think my local bicycle shop stocks silicone grease for bike lub/protection. I'll check there (closer than anything else) first.

[wimg]

Cam, be careful with what you buy!

The silicone grease from a bicycle shop very likely isn't pure, or comes in a spray can. DON'T USE THE LATTER UNDER ANY CONDITIONS! It'll damage your pen. You have to make sure the stuff or the propellant or the solvent is not petroleum based.

 

Actually, silicone grease can be obtained from a store for bath room parts etc. It is used to grease the moving parts of faucets, and generally comes in little tubes that say it is silicone grease.

 

I did visit a zillion stores, motor bike, car parts, bicycle parts, any old hardware store, etc., until I visited one of local the building markets over here. They had it, hidden between all their gas and water pipe fixing stuff.

 

HTH,

kind regards,

Wim

[Cam]

Wim, great point. I'll make sure it's 100% silicone before purchase -- wherever that may be! Thanks!

[einv]

the seal needs to be replaced; rick propas of penguin is ideal for the job. however, it is fairly easy to disassemble this particular pelikan and DIY. for a temporary fix, you could just wrap one layer of teflon (plumbers) tape around the gasket, silicone grease the teflon tape, and reassemble. this repair has lasted me 3 years and running, it will be interesting to see how long i can hobble on a temp seal.