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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Grease |
Hi all. For greasing under the car is it a case of one type or do I need a couple. Eg trailing arms, upper arms, ball joints etc.. |
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| Author: | Mini_Maxx [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:32 pm ] |
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Oh crap!! i hope its only one type |
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| Author: | mini_mad_matt [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:46 pm ] |
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There should be a general purpose grease for cars etc which will be fine for all your suspension and remote gearchange linkages etc. Just for wheelbearings and cv joints it is best to use a special purpose grease for that application. As in wheelbearing grease, and molybdenum(spelling?) which is for cv joints |
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| Author: | Fiji [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:38 pm ] |
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Mini_Maxx wrote: Oh crap!! i hope its only one type
lol same . oh well i bet it stopped squeeking but. |
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| Author: | superSeven [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:43 pm ] |
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Fiji wrote: Mini_Maxx wrote: Oh crap!! i hope its only one type lol same . oh well i bet it stopped squeeking but. squeaking is alright, let's you know parts are still moving! |
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| Author: | Fiji [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:54 pm ] |
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superSeven wrote: squeaking is alright, let's you know parts are still moving![/quote] Lol ... My sump leaks ... Least u know there's oil in it. |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grease |
1275LS wrote: Hi all.
For greasing under the car is it a case of one type or do I need a couple. Eg trailing arms, upper arms, ball joints etc.. For wheel bearings and CV's I do use the correct type of grease (HTB or High melting point, high pressure). It sounds like you just mean regular service interval type grease? If that is the case 'EP2' will be fine. That's all I have in my grease gun. |
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grease |
1018cc wrote: For wheel bearings and CV's I do use the correct type of grease (HTB or High melting point, high pressure). It sounds like you just mean regular service interval type grease? If that is the case 'EP2' will be fine. That's all I have in my grease gun. Yes general grease under the car. Non wheel bearings or CV's. All the nipples for service including the ball joints, top arms and rear arms etc. Thanks. |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:45 pm ] |
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I like Castrol LMM for general greasing |
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:47 pm ] |
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simon k wrote: I like Castrol LMM for general greasing
I think that is whats in my gun but it is leaaking blue oil.. |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:58 pm ] |
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1275LS wrote: simon k wrote: I like Castrol LMM for general greasing I think that is whats in my gun but it is leaaking blue oil.. you mean blue grease is coming out of the old seals? my guru uses the blue stuff, I forget what it's called - I can picture the tin it's in |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:11 pm ] |
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Blue grease is lithium (generally) my brand is Mobil Supergrease (or whatever it's now called). It's fine for all grease nipple points, even wheel bearings. I've had it in my front hubs for about 80,000miles now. But NOT for use in CVs or pot joints... they need Castrol LMM molygrease or similar. 
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:03 pm ] |
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simon k wrote: 1275LS wrote: simon k wrote: I like Castrol LMM for general greasing I think that is whats in my gun but it is leaaking blue oil.. you mean blue grease is coming out of the old seals? my guru uses the blue stuff, I forget what it's called - I can picture the tin it's in No the gun sat for a while and is dripping blue oil... I walked through the kitchen holding it the other day not realising it was dripping..... Not popular with the missus... 
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| Author: | MG Rocket [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:58 am ] |
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1275LS wrote: No the gun sat for a while and is dripping blue oil... I walked through the kitchen holding it the other day not realising it was dripping..... Not popular with the missus... Extremely hot day and the grease was liquifying? And........Why would you be walking through the kitchen with a grease gun? Yer lucky she didn't want to kill you. 
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| Author: | GT mowog [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:04 am ] |
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simon k wrote: I like Castrol LMM for general greasing
Isn't that CV grease? Black in colour? |
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