Date:         Sun, 17 May 2009 20:23:23 -0700
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
Comments: To: pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net>
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CV Moly Grease theoretically would be great, except it has poor resistance
to moisture and attracts dirt and grit like a magnet (it's too sticky).
You're better off using a product that is designed for wheel bearings, not
CV joints.

I have only used StaLube Brand Hi Temp Disc Brake Wheel Bearing Grease for
over 30 years, much better water resistance and doesn't gunk up with dirt
and dust like CV moly grease, but it's pretty sticky stuff none the less.
Manufactured by CRC and sold in almost any auto parts store coast to coast.
I use to sell it when I had a store some years back.  I even use it one drum
brake wheel bearings for longer life, never a failure yet.

Google CRC SL3161 and see what I mean.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
jim@airheadparts.com
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On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Anybody have experience or knowledge of the dangers or benefits of using
> molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as
> those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons?
>
> CV grease has superior "sticking" qualities, I just wasn't sure if it can
> hold up to the heat and velocity of wheel bearings.
>
>
>
> Anybody actually tried this and what was the result?