Date:         Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:23:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is the best grease for CV joints?
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Ed, thanks for the link.
They're inviting someone to be the first to submit  a testimonial for
DuraBlend on that site.
Sounds like that would be you !
Scott
turbovans.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "email99" <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:57 PM
Subject: What is the best grease for CV joints?


> 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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