Grease

[MF294-4]

What grease do you use? We use a lot of high temp grease. Going on a long trip with the trailer and thought I should repack the bearings. Any grease is better than no grease.

 

[MF294-4]

What grease do you use? We use a lot of high temp grease. Going on a long trip with the trailer and thought I should repack the bearings. Any grease is better than no grease.

I know they have “wheel bearing grease” but that doesn’t mean it’s the only or best now..

 

[Charles in Aus.]

In my innocent youth I used black graphite grease on bearings .
I only found out years later that I shouldn't have , and yet no bearings I ever packed with it overheated or failed . I would have to agree , any grease is probably better than none .

 

[Texasmark]

What grease do you use? We use a lot of high temp grease. Going on a long trip with the trailer and thought I should repack the bearings. Any grease is better than no grease.

Red is rated for wheel bearings....some tubes specify that fact. I use red on everything since its a water resistant, high temp grease.

 

[Duner Wi]

This will get you started. I have used Mystik JT6 for many years with good results.

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Post in thread 'Grease suggestions'

Jul 17, 2022

Mystic JT6 multi purpose high temp in 5 gallon buckets.

• Duner Wi

 

[rrlund]

Wolf's Head red wheel bearing grease.

 

[rrlund]

In my innocent youth I used black graphite grease on bearings .
I only found out years later that I shouldn't have , and yet no bearings I ever packed with it overheated or failed . I would have to agree , any grease is probably better than none .

I bought a whole barrel of graphite grease at an auction many decades ago. I just sucked it up in to the grease gun and used it. That led to several years of bearing failures. The barrel has been sitting in the corner of the shop for over 40 years now. I'd give it away, but then I'd have to find another place to pile all the junk that's on top of it.

 

[Eman85]

Can't go wrong with wheel bearing grease. Buy seals first and be sure to adjust brakes after.

 

[Scott 730]

Red is rated for wheel bearings...

What brand of "red"? I have never bought grease based on what color it is.

 

[Jim.ME]

Lucas Red & Tacky

 

[Watthour]

I find myself defaulting to Polyrex grease (Mobil) when there are no specifications for a given applications. It covers a lot of bases for general purpose, except EP needs. For ball, roller, and sleeve bearings under moderate loads and up to very high roller surface speeds. it excels. Water resistance, dielectric properties, life, resistance to separation, and a very wide range of temperatures make it pretty universal. I wouldn't use in on EP devices like spherical ball joints, machine ways, fifth wheels, worm gears, or similar things, but for bearings up to aircraft landing gear speeds it's golden.

I also get it by the case for motor and reducer uses in my day job.

 

[Texasmark]

I bought a whole barrel of graphite grease at an auction many decades ago. I just sucked it up in to the grease gun and used it. That led to several years of bearing failures. The barrel has been sitting in the corner of the shop for over 40 years now. I'd give it away, but then I'd have to find another place to pile all the junk that's on top of it.

I think graphite grease is for sliding surfaces......on wheel bearings, I think it's so slick that the balls don't rotate like designed....they just slide along and wear a flat spot on the "rolling" portion (balls/rollers) of the bearing.

 

[rrlund]

I think graphite grease is for sliding surfaces......on wheel bearings, I think it's so slick that the balls don't rotate like designed....they just slide along and wear a flat spot on the "rolling" portion (balls/rollers) of the bearing.

Ya, I think it's for 5th wheel plates and what not.

 

[NDIHC]

I like Kendall Super Blu but it's hard to come by in the northern states unless I order it online. I also use Mystic Red n Tacky or even Traveller red grease. They all meet GC-LB for wheel bearings.

 

[Stephen Newell]

I use more elbow grease than anything.

 

[John Garner]

Pretty much any grease having a National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) rating "GC-LB" (chassis and wheel bearings respectively) should meet the need. Neither color nor additives -- graphite, "moly", PTFE and so forth -- are deciding factors.

 

[miangus]

In 1970 the place I worked for tossed out a 10 pound can of Standard Oil wheel bearing grease because it wasn't full and the can was beat up. I fished it out of the trash skimmed off the top layer and have been packing wheel bearing with it ever since. It's a long fiber heavy grease and yes, I still pack with the palm of my hand.

 

[Texasmark]

In 1970 the place I worked for tossed out a 10 pound can of Standard Oil wheel bearing grease because it wasn't full and the can was beat up. I fished it out of the trash skimmed off the top layer and have been packing wheel bearing with it ever since. It's a long fiber heavy grease and yes, I still pack with the palm of my hand.

I remember that long fiber WB grease was the norm when I was a teen. When the industry went to a common grease for joints and WBs, I was skeptical at first.....a new experience for me.

 

[Texasmark]

Pretty much any grease having a National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) rating "GC-LB" (chassis and wheel bearings respectively) should meet the need. Neither color nor additives -- graphite, "moly", PTFE and so forth -- are deciding factors.

You are entitled to your opinion, and I to mine!

 

[Watthour]

One thing I have not seen in quite a while is open gear and wire rope grease. It is high-tack, and has a narrow temperature range, but is excellent in its intended applications. Is that stuff still out in the marketplace?