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Subject:Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700

I've been using moly wheel bearing grease for 34 years without problems

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Anybody have experience or knowledge of the dangers or benefits of using
> molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as
> those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons?
>
> CV grease has superior "sticking" qualities, I just wasn't sure if it can
> hold up to the heat and velocity of wheel bearings.
>
>
>
> Anybody actually tried this and what was the result?
>

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Jake

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