At 11:43 AM 6/27/2002, gary hradek wrote: >David, > I do not think they add lead to the cv grease. >The most important role of the grease is to lubricate. >CV grease is redesigned wheelbearing grease that will >handle the higher temperatures by the addition of >sulfur "I think". The heat is from the disc brakes. >Wheeling bearing grease could handle the heat from the Per the two MSDS (material safety data sheets) I could quickly find, Castrol CV-joint grease contains Molybdenum Disulfide, and Wurth CV-joint grease contains "lead salt(2+)" CV joint service is a very severe service compared to wheel-bearing service, with special requirements for sliding (plunging) motions. I don't think that any grease mfr. would suggest you use regular grease in a CV... cheers david
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