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Yes LM is correct for that car. Regards Peter
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Yes a new one, although I don't recall seeing a grease pouch in the box. Got it from GSF.
Anyway good to know I was going to use the correct stuff - many thanks.
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A lithium based high melting point grease such as LM will be fine. Don't over pack the bearings and never use a molybdenum based grease on rolling bearings.
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no grease in the box?
play heck
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Job done - nice and easy in less than 30 minutes. But no grease in the box. Can't be bothered to play hell as the bearings were only £5ish which I think is pretty good, and I've got a nice big tub of grease anyway.
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Halfords recommended to use CV grease in the front roller bearings of my Stag. The CV grease is black and looks similar the the MS3 I used to use years ago, so I guess it contains Molybdenum. Why is moly... a problem and should I replace it?
Thanks
John
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Surprisingly in 1973 Triumph recommended a special moly grease for my Dolomite Sprint front roller bearings, and I never had to replace them in over 20 years. I understand that usualy the rollers will skid with moly.
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never use a molybdenum based grease on rolling bearings.
May I ask why?
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Putting it simply, it's because platelets of MoS2 can line up under a rolling element and form a wedge, jamming it. Because the additive has such a low coefficient of friction, a jammed ball or roller will then tend to slide rather than roll. This spells doom for the bearing - they are rolling bearings.
MoS2 grease is fine in bushes and balljoints, especially where reciprocal motion is involved as jamming will not occur and clearances are large anyway. Similarly, in a CV joint the rolling elements actually reciprocate as the joint turns under articulation so there is no danger of jamming. Clearances tend to be large within CV joints after a period of use anyway. Wheel bearings are made to very fine limits
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