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Subject:Re: Red wheel bearing grease?
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:37:50 -0500

Of course there are but being "RED" alone does not mean anything. There are
hi performance greases that use Calcium or aluminum based soap instead of
lithium and these are often red. In the specs you want to look for things
like what is the oil viscosity, (often in "SSU") and worked penetration.
Next would be temperature, dropping point, and water resistance. GC-LB are
often letters used to describe grease made for automotive disc brake wheel
bearings.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark L. Hineline
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 3:54 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Red wheel bearing grease?

Is there a red wheel bearing grease?

Mark
'82 Westy