At 08:21 AM 6/27/2002, aerie wrote: >I want to put in new grease now while I have the axles out of the >vehicle. Does anyone know the best grease to use. I especially do not >want to degrade the boots by using the wrong lube. Use CV-joint grease -- it's very special (nasty) stuff loaded with lead and such. Comes in 90-gm tubes or similar, each one supposed to be good to fill one joint. List wisdom is that it's better to use more than the specified amount. YMMV. david
-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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