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Date:         Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:57:08 -0500
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Subject:      What is the best grease for CV joints?
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What is the best grease for CV joints?

It goes without saying that it is imperative to use the proper molybdenum enhanced high-temperature CV joint specified EP (extreme pressure) grease in constant velocity joints. Regular grease should never be used. It's also important not to mix molybdenum enhanced grease with regular grease because it will cause increased corrosion.

So, what is the best type of CV joint grease? I have been greasing CV joints for more than 36 years on my personal cars and my experience is that Valvoline DuroBlend synthetic grease is superior to any regular, non-synthetic, molybdenum enhanced CV joint grease I have ever used. I have used it to reinstall CV joints that were damaged in 30k miles with traditional CV joint grease, showing significant galling and pitting. On reinspection of the same joints 70K later I found they had no additional wear evident and I reinstalled them after regreasing and they are still running.

http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=3

Everyone has their personal preferences and I'm sure there are other high quality CV joint greases available. This is just my personal recommendation of a superior product that is significantly better than anything I have ever used.

I have no connection with Valvoline or any other manufacture of anything.

Ed McLean

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