Ball bearing grease

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  1. Dillon Hill

    Dillon Hill Member

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    It was recomended that I use a long or medium fiber ball bearing grease on my front weel bearings. Can't seem to find it, I have found short fiber though. What does any one else use on theirs?
     
  2. vwnate1

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    Wheel Bearing Grease

    I used short fibre Moly based , high temp. grease on the ball bearings in my '49 for 20 years and never had any failures .

    Long fibre grease is easy ~ look for the cheapo wheel bearing grease ~ it's usually brown or tan in color .
     
  3. Dillon Hill

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    Thanks Nate, that's what I'll use. I've been using Napa wheel bearing grease and was told it's the wrong stuff.
    The tranny has been great by the way.
     
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    Bearing Grease

    NAPA sells many different types of grease , as long as it's not white lithium grease you'll be fine .

    BTW : white lithium grease is good stuff , ~ it's super long fiber for non rotating parts like chassis lube , ball joints , A - Frame pivots , tie rod ends , clutch linkages so on and so forth .

    A properly equipped shop , even a home shop , should have several different types of grease in guns and pots .

    Grease is cheap , more so when you buy it at yard sales and Auto Jumbles .
     

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