Charles R. Roberts wrote:
> 
> While buying Redline gear lube(Trans), noticed red line makes CV grease.
> $8.00 a jar. I jar will probably do two joints.(also have in tubes)So when
> I replace by OEM VW boots that rotted in less than 8-mons. I will replace
> the old grease with this new red stuff. The dist.of redline products for
> the southeast is here in B'ham they repair and Race Honda cars. They claim
> the race cars were packed with the CV-2 and have never given any problems.
> Of coarse they are Hondas not Vanagons, so time will tell, but the last CV
> replaced by the PO only went 45-50K, not completly worn-out but the balls
> were pitted and worn.
> 
 
Hi Charles and all:
I have not had any experience with Redline grease, but I have put Amsoil
in the CVs of my off-road race car. After a 400 mile race I checked the
CVs and there was no grease to speak of. I was very disappointed with it
. I guess it gets thinner than regular molly grease during use (heat)
and gets slung out. I don't have that problem with Swepco grease. I just
got a couple of tubes of Prolong grease and was thinking of mixing it
with Swepco and see what happens. Off road racers sometimes use a high
molly grease like Swepco and add some Bel-Ray engine assembly lube that
is very high in molly. I just may add just a little STP to make
everything just a little more fluid and stickier.  Todd Francis