Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Best grease to use for CVs
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Date:    Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:30:04 -0400
From:    David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Best grease to use for CVs

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,
     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
drum brakes.   I think that high temperature grease
does a better job at higher temperatures but make
little difference at lower temperature.   I do not
believe that vanagon joints are hot joints unless you
have added disc brakes.  So I would say most any auto
grease will work just avoid those saturated animal
fats.  Some auto grease on the market sold in England
is considered evironmental friendly but I am sure it
does not make a good fish and chips.
         cheers, gary


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