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Heretic Car Camper
Comments in this thread about CV Joint Grease got me to wondering what people use. Figured rather than hijacking it I'd start a new thread. Hopefully it can become a good resource in the future.
I'll start off, I've used Redline CV Joint grease ever since the old ACVW OE CVJ grease became hard to get. I also use it in wheel bearings. Currently $10 a tube @ Summit.
In the past I thought that 'waterproof' marine trailer bearing grease would be a good idea in my dune buggy. I've seen many on various forums & lists also say that they use it. It didn't pay off for me. Even with frequent re-packs I was going through bearings at an unacceptably high rate. I was not using a premium grease (Sta-Lube), so that may have been part of the problem. Since switching to the Redline CVJ grease I've not seen wear remotely close to that of the marine grease.
What got me started on using CVJ grease in wheel bearings was a conversation about Cup Car right outer front wheel bearings and what they do to get them to live even just one race. In years past that bearing would be toast after 500 miles on a banked oval. If they were lucky it would last long enough to finish the race. They weren't always lucky. Going to a Krytox (sp?) grease was large improvement. $20 for 4oz. of grease was out of my budget so I started thinking about more common greases that might be superior to auto parts store wheel bearing greases.
What have others used and what were your results?
I'll start off, I've used Redline CV Joint grease ever since the old ACVW OE CVJ grease became hard to get. I also use it in wheel bearings. Currently $10 a tube @ Summit.
In the past I thought that 'waterproof' marine trailer bearing grease would be a good idea in my dune buggy. I've seen many on various forums & lists also say that they use it. It didn't pay off for me. Even with frequent re-packs I was going through bearings at an unacceptably high rate. I was not using a premium grease (Sta-Lube), so that may have been part of the problem. Since switching to the Redline CVJ grease I've not seen wear remotely close to that of the marine grease.
What got me started on using CVJ grease in wheel bearings was a conversation about Cup Car right outer front wheel bearings and what they do to get them to live even just one race. In years past that bearing would be toast after 500 miles on a banked oval. If they were lucky it would last long enough to finish the race. They weren't always lucky. Going to a Krytox (sp?) grease was large improvement. $20 for 4oz. of grease was out of my budget so I started thinking about more common greases that might be superior to auto parts store wheel bearing greases.
What have others used and what were your results?
