I use Disk Brake bearing molybdenum grease. Its just a generic grease, as an alternate you can use the graphite disk brake grease. Use 3 oz in each CV, I buy the grease in 3 oz tubes and put in through a small grease gun with an 1/8" tube adapter. Stan On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:21:24 -0400 aerie <aerie@BLCLINKS.NET> writes: > I have serviced my CV joints on our 87's before (replaced boots, > etc.) > but somehow always had little containers of grease supplied. I > suppose > that these greases were somehow selected to be compatible with the > material that boots are made of as well as their lubricating > properties. > 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. > > Thank you, > Gary Scott > > 87' GL Auto > 87' GL Manual > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by http://www.intouchmi.com] > |
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