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• Re: What is the best grease for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:15:58 -0500
  It seems to me that the best grease is a grease that will not dry out with age. Will Valvoline do this? I installed...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:38:27 -0700
  ...IIRC, I used this Pennzoil grease: http://www.pennzoil.com/other-car-products/greases-and-lubricants/pennzoil-multi-purpose-302ep-grease-with-moly/ > I...
• Re: What kind of grease?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:24:38 -0500
  ...I use amsoil synthetic multipurpose grease. I feel it's a great choice of grease for all applications I've come across with my...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:26:22 -0700
  ...But the plant electrician pop-ed the top off my air flow meter smeared on some dielectric silicon grease on the point where the...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:02:10 -0700
  Thanks for the tip Ed! It makes sense to me that a semi synthetic grease with molybdenum would last at least as long as...
• Re: Zerk grease-able balljoints?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 16:08:16 -0600
  That's why Im looking for greaseable balljoints so I only have to change them once!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:33:10 -0400
  I really just grease up the seat tracks (both on the seat and on the base), i disassemble the swivel base, grease accordingly, and...
• Re: Lubing a stiff steering rack (manual) with the wrong grease??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:42:13 -0400
  ...I also packed it with wheel bearing grease (red). The WB grease is still there and my steering is fine. I too, read the...
• Re: Rear bearings and grease question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:28:09 -1000
  ...I actually believe the grease evaporates very slowly. I put in a hefty amount of grease between the bearings in the rear of a...
• Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:10:41 -0700
  "They" say CV grease is not regular grease and has a base that handles the job it's meant for better than other lubes...
• Re: balljoint leaking grease
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:13:40 -0800
  ...If I were you I'd just get a grease gun and squirt a good multipurpose grease in there ever couple of months, pushing...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:48:20 -0400
  Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> writes: > Many years ago my brother taught me a good way to ensure you've > packed grease into a...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:14:47 -0600
  I use a thin brass tube that is adapted to go in a 3 oz hand held grease gun and just slip it between...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:08:45 -0400
  The grease on your (throwaway) clothes, the grease on the garage floor, the grease in your hair, the itchy nose that left a streak...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 00:05:13 -0700
  Petroleum jelly, aka Vaseline, is NOT dielectric grease. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On Behalf Of...
• Castrol Syntec grease/CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:23:09 -0300 (ADT)
  About 3000 miles ago I repacked a slightly noisy CV using Castrol Syntec grease. The joint was not staying quiet despite often injecting fresh...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:41:47 -0700
  It's a job I hate to start, but once I'm covered in grease, I kinda do enjoy the feeling of accomplishment. In...
• Re: grease
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:00:50 -0400
  Any grease will attract dirt. They expected you to use greese, hence the boots (which are missing on lots of vans). I have fallen...
• Re: grease
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:21:41 -0500
  ...The Bentley says use MOS2 grease, while the ETKA says use PolyUrea grease. For the next year and later, Bentley calls out CV joint...
• grease on axek
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 2023 00:42:14 +0000
  ...Little disappointed in the list.  Noone has an answer to my earlier post about grease on my inboard axel. I could really use some...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 06:26:59 EST
  ...Be careful when pumping grease in there as you can easily pop the inner seal and get grease on your brakes. There should not...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:08:12 -0400
  ...My experience is with the semi-synthetic Valvoline DuraBlend EP grease but in one example I used this with Vanagon CV joints that had...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 23:18:27 -0500
  ...Dielectric grease > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Petroleum jelly, aka Vaseline, is NOT dielectric grease. > > Karl Wolz > > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 95 17:09:25 EDT
  > > > yeah!!!! a white lithium grease devotee, i could start a whole thread on > > white lithium grease, right up there with prune juice. ;) the usefullness...
• EVER HEARD OF SPECIAL STEERING COLUMN GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 23:51:02 -0500
  ...The haynes manual mentions a special VW grease to be used on this bearing... I don't have a clue...has anyone ever greased...
• need help identifying cause of noise
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:19:52 -0800
  ...The mechanic only used one tube of grease for both axles, and that doesn't seem nearly enough to me--comments? Since I am...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 17:10:21 -0500
  ...I removed the old grease (while on the van, just by wiping it out - no solvent) and pushed new grease into the joint. I...
• Re: Last minute tips before engine re-install?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:45:15 -0700
  ...Just pop in a > diesel vanagon pilot bearing with included rubber lip seal and grease the > bearing. As per Scotts other post, if you...
• Tech tip:::
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:58:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you are in a pinch, and cannot get anti-seize grease, use wheel bearing grease. It's better than nothing. Make sure you...
• grease beam
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:35:15 -0700
  I am going to grease my front beam/torsion bars with a general all purpose Lithium grease. Should I use a product that has...
• Red wheel bearing grease?
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:53:34 -0800
  Is there a red wheel bearing grease? Mark '82 Westy
• CV Joint Grease
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 16 May 1998 00:36:25 -0700
  For CV grease, which would you recommend: Autobahn Redline SWEPCO Other......................
• Re: removing grease from seats
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:52:31 -0400
  Automotive hand cleaner works pretty well for grease spots.
• Re: Searched. Steering rack grease substitute? + questions PIC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:17:22 -0500
  neil N wrote: > I'll bet a substitute grease wouldn't do any actual harm to the seal. > That being my first thought of...
• Re: Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 May 2020 12:48:51 -0700
  there's a kind of bearing grease with graphite in it.. it's black out of the tube... it could be that's the...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:53:55 -0500
  ...This will not be very effective if the grease is just smeared on the outside after joining the terminals. Since dielectric grease is silicone...
• dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 12:00:12 EST
  ...It is used on tune-ups on high energy ignition > systems.(sometimes called tune-up grease) > > yug > Most parts stores bout here carry the...
• Re: Cost effective? (CV joint repack)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:41:10 -0700
  That is an interesting experiment! How the grease holds up long term is the question though. I would like the synthetics due to their...
• CV Grease replacements
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Tue, 2 May 1995 10:11:11 -0400
  ...I was windering what people use instead of CV grease. CV grease is gurrently going to $3.49 for a two ounce tube! I...
• Favorite wheel bearing grease?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:36:42 -0400
  Hi list, Is all wheel bearing grease pretty much the same? Any favorites out there? I'll soon be doing a full caliper/pad...
• Re: grease points
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 13:01:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I also spent a bit of time searching under the > van and didn't recognize any grease points. > > Thanks, Patrick > ____________________________________ Grease???? what's that...
• CV Grease
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 1995 14:38:21 -0700
  Chris, CV Grease is available from good parts places, including your friendly VW dealer, in big grease-gun tubes for about $6 or $10...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:53:34 -0800
  ...greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience > > I did the grease needle thing on my van a year ago and > then took the van to...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 06:24:39 -0600
  ...Comes with one CV, one new boot, one squeeze tube of the proper grease. I get my spare grease for my emergency box there...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:46:31 -0500
  ...At least I know now there is some grease in there even if I never grease them again. If they fail now they will...
• Steering Gear Grease???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:21:17 -0800
  ...My Bentley warns me to "use special steering gear grease Part Number AOF 063 000 04, or equivalent, to lubricate steering gear." If I...
• dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:06:03 -0400
  Are there any electrical connnections that *shouldn't* get a little dielectric grease? john
• Re: Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:28:37 -0400
  If you are going to take the time to rebuild the front suspension, you might as well add grease fittings to the ball joints...
• Re: dumb question...
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 11:21:59 -0400
  ...MoS2 grease should be plenty easy to find. Just read the labels. _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH vanagon@columbus.rr.com 85GL with basic...
• Re: Red wheel bearing grease?
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:17:24 -0800
  ...Hineline > <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: >> Is there a red wheel bearing grease? >> > > Mobil 1 wheel bearing grease is red > > -- > Michael Snow > 1987 Syncro TiiCo...
• Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:15:05 -0700
  I was changing out my pads and just cleaning up my brake system and noticed what I thought to be a grease fitting on...
• CV GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:46:18 -0600
  Hi Volks, I'm about to grease the cv joints. Bentley says use "G-6.3" Conventional wisdom says to use a moly base...
• Re: Cleaning Moly grease from clothing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:09:55 -0400
  ...Cleaning Moly grease from clothing > On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Tom Miller wrote: > > > I put GoJo hand cleaner without pumice on my heavy grease...
• Dielectric
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 15:50:41 +0000
  ...A discussion on a small boat electric website (same low voltage issues as camper electronics IMHO) Dielectric grease is non-conductive. If you apply...
• Grease Needle-Friday joke
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:36:48 -0800
  The story of ZAP and the grease needle: I already have a grease needle. It mostly resides somewhere in the darker corners of my...
• grease needle
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:48:10 -0500
  Volks, I bought , not long ago, at our local FLAPS chain, Chief Auto Parts, a grease needle with a Zerk fitting. Goes right on...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 11 May 2003 16:28:50 -0700
  It is likely that someone repacked your cv joint, but used axle grease instead of cv joint grease. CV Joint grease has this wonderful...
• Re: Rear axle grease question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:09:44 -0700
  Generally the grease does not travel very far beyond the CV itself, so it’s a waste of good grease to add any to...
• Re: Bosch Grease
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 18:10:00 -0700
  ...Bosch Grease Several people inquired about genuine Bosch Grease. I have checked current availability and note the following types: Ft1v4, 5 700 002 005...
• Re: source of more cv grease?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:58:47 -0600
  Wes, Finally remembered that grease type you need. It is EP. That stands for Extreme Pressure. If the grease is an EP type it...