Date:         Tue, 10 May 2011 14:42:11 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
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Thanks John. Good to know of yet more options.

So it's the gear oil that Redline changed. Such a shame.

Thanks for the tips Scott. The stuff I used last time was standard
issue CV grease. Can't recall brand right now.

I thought that for the extra $ Redline might be worth it. Not long
ago, noticed inboard CV's weren't dry per se, (I am not that
experienced with what they should look like) but found that after less
than 50K miles, they were "dryer" than I thought they'd be. I added
grease. Will do in/outs at some point soon.

Neil.

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> fwiw,
> I have used a ton of it in the past, never a problem.
>
> I also put in more grease than the stock amount.
> I have seen many, many very dry u-joints.
> I don't know if grease acually evaporates out of them ..but it seems to me
> that the stock rather small amount of gease will somehow barely be there
> after say, 7 years.
>  Which is why I put in a fair amount extra grease.
> my 'normal' CV joint grease is 'black slimey' ....Stablube brand moly
> sulfide.
>
> " Extreme Pressuer moly-graph" is what they call it. Have used boatloads of
> that ..and never a problem.
>
> I also think the inner CV's run hotter and are more prone to getting dry and
> wearing more, compared to the outers.
>
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> --

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