lithium vs. moly grease, u joints, BMW R100GS
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From: richard cortese on 30 Nov 2008 14:21 "Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:19adc0b8-8f39-4d3f-a5ff-6223f611a573(a)r40g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... > I've seen conflicting opinions on the appropriate U joint > grease for shaftys. Currently I'm using Mobil1 synthetic, > which I gather is a lithium based NLGI (?) rating 2 grease. > > Recently I noticed one rebuilder reccomending moly based. > > Anybody have any opinions on this ? I was under the impression that lithium based grease were developed for high temp applications. Things like wheel bearings with red hot disc brakes next door. So it should work fine in most applications. Only problem I have ever heard is it is more moisture sensitive then other greases so it should not be used in exposed applications like chassis fittings. Anything internal, behind oil seals, or rubber boots should be fine. I am a fan of moly based lubes. A true believer as it were. Anything with moly is better then anything w/o. Thing is if standard lube is good for say 200k miles then does it really make sense to use something that would get 300k miles wear? Specific to the problem the grease will get contaminated as seals will wear out a long time before the grease wears out. Rick
From: . on 30 Nov 2008 17:22 On Nov 30, 12:23�pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > I said GREASE not pate. Come on keep up, you're the smart one and I'm > the < totally amateur > comedy relief. There. I fixed it for you.
From: S'mee on 30 Nov 2008 17:27 On Nov 30, 11:53 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > . <yefelnag...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Its common to see "Lubricate with graphite" stamped on brass padlocks.. > > > Problem is, what is the purity of the graphite? > > Oh, so now it's not just 'graphite' that causes problems, bit 'a > particular type of graphite'. > > Right. Come on...he is the most mechanicly incompetetant personality here. I mean good grief he doesn't even change much less BELIEVE you need to change brake fluid. -- Keith
From: . on 30 Nov 2008 17:28 On Nov 30, 10:53�am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > . <yefelnag...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Problem is, what is the purity of the graphite? > > Oh, so now it's not just 'graphite' that causes problems, bit 'a > particular type of graphite'. Well *look it up*, ya putz. Graphite can be found in in combination with various other unwanted minerals such as quartz and silica and graphite *ore* may have to be refined six times to reach the purity that is needed for it to be used in a colloidal solution.
From: S'mee on 30 Nov 2008 17:33
On Nov 30, 3:28 pm, "." <yefelnag...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Nov 30, 10:53 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > > Gentleman) wrote: > > . <yefelnag...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Problem is, what is the purity of the graphite? > > > Oh, so now it's not just 'graphite' that causes problems, bit 'a > > particular type of graphite'. > > Well *look it up*, ya putz. > > Graphite can be found in in combination with various other unwanted > minerals such as quartz and silica and graphite *ore* may have to be > refined six times to reach the purity that is needed for it to be used > in a colloidal solution. SO now you are backpeddling and trying to justify your stupidity and lack of intelligence by claiming the choice of which type of graphite matters more than graphite in general? Damn you are a pathetic loser. -- Keith |