I replaced my joints using lobro last October packing them with mobile1
full synthetic grease.  I took me a while to pick my grease selection for
this application. I spent the time reading temperature ranges and duty
specifications on the tubes while testing how tacky/stringy it was it the
tips of my fingers before choosing. No problems as of yet pulling  my
approximately 1200# fishing boat& gear. More trips to follow this summer.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Apr 28, 2014 1:56 AM, "Dick Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:

> I remember Arco Graphite oil.  I used it in my 78 Scirocco the first few
> years of its life.  I still have 2 quarts in my garage.
>
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> 87 Vanagon Syncro
> 12 Golf TDI
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Stuart MacMillan
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 6:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CV Joints
>
> Thanks for the tip Ed! It makes sense to me that a semi synthetic grease
> with molybdenum would last at least as long as the boots stay intact.  The
> synthetic grease won't dry out, and the moly withstands the pressure in a
> CV
> joint.
>
> There have been discussions on the list about poor quality boots, so I'm
> sticking with OEM boots until they fail, and I'm going on 29 years now.  I
> think the Empi came in on top though if you can't find used OEM.
>
> This is such a messy, dirty, PITA job it should be done as infrequently as
> possible.  Ideally, only when you are rebuilding the transmission!
>
> Speaking of messy, does anyone remember Arco's motor oil with graphite?
>
> Stuart
>