The Red Line grease they were referring to is CV-2 synthetic grease (why it's listed in the cooling section I don't know): http://www.redlineoil.com/products_coolant.asp?productID=54 I have also heard that it is very good, but if you repack your CV's every 30K or so it isn't really needed for day to day use. And of course, we all repack the CV's every 30K, don't we... Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thu 06 January 2005 19:18 Subject: CV Joint Packing Grease?
>I got some great suggestion on how to pack the joints but an additional > suggestion was to use Red Line grease. So far I've been unable to locate > Red > Line in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and an order will take till Monday > so > what likely available grease would be suggested as a second choice? I > could > use the grease that came with the CV/axle unit (EMPI from Bus Depot) but > it > seems to be mystery grease and would like to be sure I'm using good stuff. > Thanks as usual. > > Bill H. > 88GL |
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