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• Everything you always wanted to know about grease...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 21:21 CDT
  ...Does Toyota use a blue colored grease for any >>reason? The grease in the steering knockles looks blue but the grease of >>the recomended...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:09:34 -0800
  CV grease is CV grease, aka moly-grease. Ask for either at any parts place. Aric Wilkerson wrote: > In perusing the archives I saw...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:57:00 -0400
  At 11:43 AM 6/27/2002, gary hradek wrote: >David, > I do not think they add lead to the cv grease. >The most...
• What Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:41:08 -0500
  I wanted to grease my windshield wiper pivots before closing everything up, and have no idea what kind of grease to put in there...
• Re: a lot o' goop about grease!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:02:43 -0700
  ...The Sta-Lube CV grease says all old grease must be removed and the joint solvent cleaned before the new grease is applied. I...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2016 18:12:28 -0400
  The grease getting nasty is a combination of water, old age, and maybe even overheating. If the bearings are not making any unusual noises...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 19:25:02 -0400
  > > a little "real" grease (like Vaseline or White Lithium grease that > conducts electricity, NOT the coating known as di-electric grease which is > greasy...
• Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:42:55 -0500
  I wanted to grease my windshield wiper pivots before putting the dashboard back on and closing everything up, and have no idea what kind...
• Re: Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:40 -0700
  ...I used marine synthetic grease to grease the armature shafts in the bushings. That motor was SO sluggish until the grease heated up and...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 May 2016 15:24:44 -0700
  ...Would there be any real benefit to using the grease needle to push some grease into bearing while seal is still in place? Neil...
• Re: Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:01:59 -0500
  ...That's my go to as antiseize, dielectic, and simple grease. -Craig On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Derek Drew <derekdrew...
• Re: What Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:27:11 -0800
  I would use either Bosch distributor grease (used for points...remember those?) or Gleitpaste, which is used by Mercedes to lube their sliding sunroof...
• CV lube?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:55:43 -0800
  What's the difference between a dedicated CV grease and, say, a "high temp disc brake wheel bearing" grease? Are my wheels going to...
• type of grease for CV joints
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 21 May 2003 08:03:57 -0700
  ...It is a better idea to pull the axel and remove all the old grease and buy any grease that says it is formulated...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:32:49 -0500
  I use Disk Brake bearing molybdenum grease. Its just a generic grease, as an alternate you can use the graphite disk brake grease. Use...
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:17:36 -0500
  You can make a grease gun with an extended reach by installing a piece of 3/16 or 1/8" tube after removing the...
• Re: Ahhh, Grease!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:34:44 EST
  ...As all those highly paid copywriters would have you believe, components are now greased for life. Grease injection needles which fit grease gun couplers...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 11:08:31 -0400
  >I clean the tracks with Varsol, and then use White Lithium Grease on >all the tracks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yeah!!!! a white lithium grease devotee, i could...
• Re: Pilot bearing grease type
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:12:39 -0700
  > Wheel bearing grease will get hot and then fly out onto your clutch > disc. > Bosch grease won't do this. I can attest to...
• Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700
  ...The most important role of the grease is to lubricate. CV grease is redesigned wheelbearing grease that will handle the higher temperatures by the...
• Re: what steering gear grease?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:38:25 EST
  In a message dated 3/28/04 5:32:57 PM, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: << What grease is OK for the steering gear? Bentley...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 May 2016 15:30:15 -0700
  ...Here is the short >> cut. >> >> >> Get yourself a grease needle similar to this >> http://www.amazon.com/Plews-05-037-Grease-Injector-Needle/dp...
• a lot o' goop about grease!
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:28:32 -0500
  Larry Carter wrote: > Hello Racer X; MoS2 grease stands for Molybdenum Di-sulfide grease. The > MoS2 additive is an extreme pressure additive, added to...
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:40:29 -0700
  John, you can also just use a length of plastic pipe/hose and insert a regular grease nipple at one end. You grease gun...
• ps rack grease?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:26:23 -0700
  Volks, anyone know what is the VW spec grease to use on the power steering rack? i figure SOME grease is necessary (isn't...
• Re: CV Grease
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:37:08 -0500
  You want a molybdenum based grease or a so called "high pressure grease" The moly grease is one. The molybdenum resists being squeezed out...
• Re: Smooth shifting!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:46:36 -0800
  Two words...synthetic grease. I greased by linkage a few years ago with regular grease. Over time, the shifting got stiffer and stiffer. Regular...
• Re: What Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:21:28 -0500
  At 08:41 PM 1/10/2012, Derek Drew wrote: >-- CV joint grease tends to be too runny, I think. It's a special...
• Re: dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 15:10:26 -0600 (MDT)
  Harvey, On Mon, 6 Nov 1995, Harvey Chao wrote: > RE>>dielectric grease 11/6/95 > > UHhhhh -- sorry folks. By definition, dielectric grease is a...
• Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:57:52 -0800
  >| Anyway, having just used non-German CV grease for the first time, I'm >| wondering if I may just end up with a reduced...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 23:38:23 +0000
  ...a little "real" grease (like Vaseline or White Lithium grease that conducts electricity, NOT the coating known as di-electric grease which is greasy...
• Re: ?Where Do I Get Good Frt. Whl. Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:19:02 -0400
  ...The hub cap should be free of grease. "Important Only use good quality grease. Do not mix different brands and types of grease. The...
• Re: CV packing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 May 2003 12:47:44 -0500
  "Blue" grease doesn't mean anything. You need a tube of high pressure grease. This kind of grease is usually black in color, and...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:14:23 -0700
  The way I look at it that the grease gets semi-liquid as it warms up .. so the bottom of the housing is say...
• What is the best grease for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:57:08 -0500
  What is the best grease for CV joints? It goes without saying that it is imperative to use the proper molybdenum enhanced high-temperature...
• Re: Pilot bearing grease type
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:25:22 -0400
  ...so what exactly is "bosch grease" ? And which end of needle bearing goes into hole of flywheel? Please and thanks, Neil. --- Aaron <lists@MYCOMMUNITYNET...
• Re: source of more cv grease?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:32:05 -0500
  ...if grease is designed for cv joints, it will say so on label. all grease good for cv joints will be ep, but not...
• Re: CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 11:39:31 -0500
  Somebody on the list suggested going to a FLAPS and buying the injector needle made on one end like a grease fitting. It just...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:28:52 EST
  ...Even if that is manage to be done successfully, then in order to effectively renew the wheel grease through such a grease fitting would...
• Re: CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:20:30 -0500
  Sounds to me like you possibly 'ONLY' put the grease in the boot. The long 1/8" tube was to reach into the ball...
• Wire brush, good sandpaper, elbow grease, regular grease on critical connections
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:20:41 +0000
  ...a little "real" grease (like Vaseline or White Lithium grease that conducts electricity, NOT the coating known as di-electric grease which is greasy...
• Re: grease beam
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:57:24 +0000
  ...I am going to grease my front beam/torsion bars with a general all purpose Lithium grease.  Should I use a product that has...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 May 2016 10:45:05 -0700
  ...On 5/8/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > You will also need a grease gun and some good grease. This can be...
• Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:07:09 -0700
  Hello folks, I was reading the discussion about high powered headlights overheating some connectors, and again I saw mention that use of dielectric grease...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:45:42 -0700
  Sorry Don, but to me that doesn't make sense - how can you pack the housing so full of grease that the balls in...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:21:59 -0500
  ...Most CV's that I've found to be defective were so because the grease hardened and didn't reflow, hence the need to...
• Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:19:50 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, David Bayer wrote: > >| Anyway, having just used non-German CV grease for the first time, I'm > >| wondering if...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
  ...Best grease to use for CVs > > At 08:21 AM 6/27/2002, aerie wrote: > >I want to put in new grease now while...
• Re: Wheel bearings: which ones to grease?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 06:48:59 EST
  ...Got to be careful not to pump too much grease in as it will pop the inner seal. Get two grease fittings. Find the...
• CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 18:20:46 -0700
  ...I contacted Stan Wilder to refresh my memory about his small grease gun custom nozzle and the kind of grease to use. If anyone...
• Re: Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:35:10 -0500
  On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to grease my windshield wiper pivots before...
• Re: Favorite wheel bearing grease?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:33:59 -0700
  bottom line.........use at least 'high temp wheel bearing grease for disc brakes'. going up from there, use.............. the various synthetic greases. I like...
• Horn Ring making noise....and future electrical issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:24:10 +0000
  Sorry about the math....told you guys about 12 years ago in Alabama.  Yep the White Lithium grease solved the "grinding" noise at Steering...
• ?Equivalent CV Grease?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:25:55 EDT
  Does anyone know what commonly available greases have the same specs as the VW G6.3 CV grease? Thanks, George
• Re: Favorite wheel bearing grease?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:32:54 -0700
  ...Favorite wheel bearing grease? bottom line.........use at least 'high temp wheel bearing grease for disc brakes'. going up from there, use.............. the various...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:22 -0700
  I've seen no evidence of semi liquid grease laying in the bottom of any bearing housing I've removed. Grease in the housing...
• Re: G-6 Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 13:00:17 -0500
  ...IF you take care of your joints the regular grease is fine. AMSOIL also sells a heavy duty Molly fortified grease that is excellent...
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:52:57 -0500
  John, You can get the grease needles at AutoZone. Also, you can inject directly through the rubber like giving a shot. It won't...
• Re: Biodiesel in New Mexico?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:44:29 -0800
  ...although there is the whole issue of converting the frier grease into the biodiesel. You can run pure grease in you diesel automobile if...
• Re: Dielectric Grease
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 22:34:44 +0000
  Dielectric grease (aka Silicone grease) is non-conductive. The idea is that it prevents corrosion and does not break-down rubber parts (like spark...