Re: [lro] oil vs. Grease???

From: Alan J. Richer (mrchurchill109@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2004 - 07:34:57 EST

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    --- Ian Stuart <ian.stuart@ed.ac.uk> wrote:
    >
    >
    > The contentious issues revolve around "righteousness",
    > "splash
    > lubrication" and "penetration" (I think)

    Essentially correct - the issue being that a CV joint is
    open and can pick up lube from its surroundings, where a
    traditional Hardy-Spicer type U-joint won't be as able to
    do so (though it can with 90-weight because of the lower
    viscosity).

    Personal opinion - keep a decent set of swivel seals on the
    ball joints and you don't need to use the semi-liquid
    grease. LR brought that stuff out when the yuppies started
    buying Range Rovers and didn't like the "messy" swivels
    from the seeping EP90.

    I run EP90 in my Range Rovers as well - having seen the
    mess that the semi-liquid grease can make of the bearings
    in a swivel I want something that will flow easily in New
    England WInter temperatures (and the semi-liquid grease
    doesn;t do so...).

         aj"Screw the Nomex suit - it's 18 F here and I can use
    the warmth!"r

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