Everyone is absolutely correct that CV joint specific grease must be used. I am pretty sure that all of these contain the nasty black molybdenum disulfide for extreme pressure lubrication. I posted a note to the Vanagon list a while back with my positive experiences with Valvoline DuraBlend EP CV joint grease: ( http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0810B&L=vanagon&P=R17239&D=1&O=D ). I believe the synthetic CV joint greases perform better than the conventional CV joint greases. Just my opinion. I'll soon be repacking the CV joints on my '71 BMW 2800cs. I am pretty sure these are the original CV joints. I have no connection with Valvoline. Ed |
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