Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Best grease to use for CVs
Comments: To: hradek@yahoo.com
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Re: Use CV-joint grease -- it's very special (nasty) stuff  loaded with
lead.
LEAD = Graphite
Its just plain old vanilla stuff.
The only thing you got to worry about is putting in so much that it winds
up tearing your CV boots from centrifugal forces at highway speeds.
They say 3 oz. Pack the cups in the drive hubs and fill the joint -------
the grease will find its proper point of it isn't too thick.

Stan Wilder



On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700 gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> 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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