Date: 11-11-25  Time: 12:38 pm

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Tefer

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CV Lith Moly Grease
« on: 24 May 2016, 07:43:31 pm »
Can I use this when doing my shock bearings or should I take it back to Halfrauds for something else..

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #1 on: 24 May 2016, 08:06:00 pm »
Can I use this when doing my shock bearings or should I take it back to Halfrauds for something else..

Shock bearings?

Tefer

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #2 on: 24 May 2016, 08:14:13 pm »
The bearing in the linkage.

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #3 on: 24 May 2016, 08:47:03 pm »
Then yes, would be suitable, I've a tub of Lith and it gets used for everything bar the brakes.

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #4 on: 24 May 2016, 10:27:17 pm »
Cheers, thought I'd bought the wrong stuff. I'll get the shock changed and degrease the bearings in linkage.

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #5 on: 24 May 2016, 10:39:50 pm »
I have been looking into grease recently and although any will, do they are all mostly based on oil with extra stuff to make it thicker - or stickyer or better for constant turning (CV ) or better  crush properties or better for waterproofing, rubber grease based on veg oil and not petroleum oil and so on.
So I would suggest that the very best you can use would be something better suited to the application which is crushing rather than constant velocity (CV).
Thats just what I have picked up from (too munch ) reading on the subject.
Cause thats what I do ------ I over think things

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #6 on: 25 May 2016, 05:12:56 am »
I have been looking into grease recently and although any will, do they are all mostly based on oil with extra stuff to make it thicker - or stickyer or better for constant turning (CV ) or better  crush properties or better for waterproofing, rubber grease based on veg oil and not petroleum oil and so on.
So I would suggest that the very best you can use would be something better suited to the application which is crushing rather than constant velocity (CV).
Thats just what I have picked up from (too munch ) reading on the subject.
Cause thats what I do ------ I over think things

Did you have to put up extra shelving to stock every available grease known to man......just in case  :b

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #7 on: 25 May 2016, 06:28:39 am »
I have been looking into grease recently and although any will, do they are all mostly based on oil with extra stuff to make it thicker - or stickyer or better for constant turning (CV ) or better  crush properties or better for waterproofing, rubber grease based on veg oil and not petroleum oil and so on.
So I would suggest that the very best you can use would be something better suited to the application which is crushing rather than constant velocity (CV).
Thats just what I have picked up from (too munch ) reading on the subject.
Cause thats what I do ------ I over think things


"...I have been looking into grease recently..."  :lol




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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #8 on: 25 May 2016, 07:49:05 am »
Has anyone got any 'special stuff'?

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Re: CV Lith Moly Grease
« Reply #9 on: 25 May 2016, 08:50:11 am »
I dont like CV grease because it looks all grey and dirty, I like white grease and have a tub of Finish line teflon grease for light duty stuff and will be getting some silkoline RG2 grease - that looks like yummy red jam for heaver duty stuff like when I do the swing arm and suspension brackets.