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1275LS
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:20 pm 
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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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Oh crap!! i hope its only one type

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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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Oh crap!! i hope its only one type


lol same . oh well i bet it stopped squeeking but.

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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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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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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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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.

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I like Castrol LMM for general greasing
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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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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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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.:wink:

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simon k wrote:
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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..


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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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. :lol: :lol:
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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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