What's your favorite grease?

[PelicanPines]

oh come on! nobody has come back with Greased Lightning? @PelicanPines would have been all over that!

My GARAGE cabinet of lube is pretty full. I also have other lubes.
I don't cheap out... buy the good stuff. My favorite is a high temp can of grease.

Personal lubes... must be branded KY.

Best spray lube is by Blaster... assorted flavors.

Use their lube designed for the task in hand....

 

[nbpt100]

I was at TSC yesterday and they have a lot of grease tubes and tubs on the shelf. Their own house brand for what it is worth. I was not there to buy grease but just made a mental note of it in passing after reading this thread a few days ago. From that anecdote, there does not appear to be a shortage....... or no one wants to buy the TSC grease? IDK

 

[AldeanFan]

I was in Canadian Tire yesterday and the grease shelf was bare.

 

[dchawk81]

I was at TSC yesgerday and they have a lot of grease tubes and tubs on the shelf. Their own house brand for what it is worth. I was not there to buy grease but just made a mental note of it in passing after reading this thread a few days ago. From that anecdote, there does not appear to be a shortage....... or no one wants to buy their grease? IDK

Good to know. It used to be bare shelves. Nothing wrong with their grease, and lots of people use it.

 

[428PI]

I'm a Ford man so moly grease for me. If it's liquid in the wheel perhaps not a bad problem. Remember that the better wheel bearing lube is gear lube as in a truck. Gets in the rollers.

 

[May Pop]

Crew chief please explain why. You service equipment so you see wear and abuse. Teach us!

 

[zmotorsports]

I have a few different greases that I use for different tasks at hand.

For general purpose chassis grease and wheel bearing grease (back when I packed a lot of wheel bearings) I use Phillips 66 Multiplex 220. It is a NLGI 2-rated EP grease. I've used it with great results for 25+ years now in everything from general chassis greasing duties to front disc brake wheel bearing service jobs and even boat, snowmobile and car trailer wheel bearings.

For ball-joint and tie-rod type of direct metal or pin type couplings I use Valvoline's Moly Fortified EP grease that Ford recommends in their ball-joints and tie rods. I prefer an EP grease with some Moly in it for ball & socket type joints where extreme pressure and more direct contact is likely. I will not however, use the Moly Fortified grease in things like U-joints however as I have found it to actually cause rollers to "skip" and accelerate wear.

For many CV type joints I also use the Moly-Fortified except in RCV brand shafts where I use their specific Constant Velocity grease, although it looks and feels much like the Valvoline Moly-Fortified EP grease.

For motorcycle steering head bearings I found the Lucas Red & Tacky to work quite well.

 

[HogDude]

I have a few different greases that I use for different tasks at hand.

For general purpose chassis grease and wheel bearing grease (back when I packed a lot of wheel bearings) I use Phillips 66 Multiplex 220. It is a NLGI 2-rated EP grease. I've used it with great results for 25+ years now in everything from general chassis greasing duties to front disc brake wheel bearing service jobs and even boat, snowmobile and car trailer wheel bearings.

For ball-joint and tie-rod type of direct metal or pin type couplings I use Valvoline's Moly Fortified EP grease that Ford recommends in their ball-joints and tie rods. I prefer an EP grease with some Moly in it for ball & socket type joints where extreme pressure and more direct contact is likely. I will not however, use the Moly Fortified grease in things like U-joints however as I have found it to actually cause rollers to "skip" and accelerate wear.

For many CV type joints I also use the Moly-Fortified except in RCV brand shafts where I use their specific Constant Velocity grease, although it looks and feels much like the Valvoline Moly-Fortified EP grease.

For motorcycle steering head bearings I found the Lucas Red & Tacky to work quite well.

A simple question that requires either some follow up questions or an answer that breaks down applications and the reasons for each selection. So very well done.
Thank You Mike!

 

[zmotorsports]

A simple question that requires either some follow up questions or an answer that breaks down applications and the reasons for each selection. So very well done.
Thank You Mike!

Thank you. I'm sure there are other good greases out there and not saying my list is the end all, be all but I've been at it a long time and have found certain greases that I feel perform better under various conditions than others. Also coming from the Industrial Maintenance field I have been fortunate to have gained experiences from a more broad range of scenarios, especially in what is considered severe environments.

Personally, I also don't feel there is a one "universal" grease that works in all situations.

 

[nh_yota]

• Valvoline Crimson for rolling things
• Whatever moly infused grease I have on hand for sliding things
• Whatever marine grease I have on hand for anything that sees underwater use

As the saying goes, "any grease is better than no grease".

 

[nh_yota]

Personally, I also don't feel there is a one "universal" grease that works in all situations.

Moly grease is good for things that slide but it's not good for things that roll like bearings because it causes them to slide rather than roll.

 

[Pen & Wrench]

Not saying its my favorite but its what I use most of the time.

 

[zmotorsports]

Moly grease is good for things that slide but it's not good for things that roll like bearings because it causes them to slide rather than roll.

Agreed. Which has been my experience as noted above and why I do not use Moly-Fortified grease in things like U-joints or other bearings for that matter.

 

[Lassen Forge]

It all depends on the application - I'm not going to put NGLI2 on my tool box casters on Silicone rubber seals... yet I have grease for all that and more.

 

[jblnut]

Dunno anything about it other than that it's a moly grease but we usually get a years supply for the farm from John Deere in a few different flavors. Wheel bearing grease and two types for things that spin and things that slide.

I also get the cheapest moly stuff I can get at the local fleet store to grease my balls. Both gooseneck and regular trailer balls.

 

[428PI]

Moly grease is good for things that slide but it's not good for things that roll like bearings because it causes them to slide rather than roll.

Where the heck did you hear that? I've used moly on everything for 40 years without issue.

 

[nbpt100]

For what it is worth Toro recomends a Moly grease in their bevel gear transmissions. It has a radial Ball bearing, Two bevel gears and two plain bronze bearings. It is mostly there for the gears but it lubes everything.

 

[Imatk]

I like red 'n tacky

 

[Junkman]

KY Jelly

How is it on toast?

 

[ATC]

Lucas Red N Tacky for 99% of my uses.

 

[rd65]

Honda Marine Grease (it's actually Aeroshell rebranded)

Ya, but I think you know a guy for great pricing lol

 

[Metallitubby]

Ya, but I think you know a guy for great pricing lol

I do, especially since we received a case of it with shipping damage that ended up being a total write-off.

 

[rd65]

I think I still have a partial tube of Wurth Sig 3000 super impact grease laying around. Talk about some sticky stuff. Bel-Ray waterproof, Red/Tacky, Valvoline moly(?), white lithium, Honda shin-etsu, dielectric/silicone, etc....

 

[smackey05]

I typically grab Lucas Marine Grease when I need some more. Snowmobiles, trailers, everything that needs it!

 

[Metallitubby]

Honda shin-etsu

Yesss.

That stuff is awesome.

 

[leadfoot415]

Kendall Super-Blu L427 in the 4lb tubs for general roller/wheel bearing greasing tasks where heat/speed/water are considerations.

For chassis work such as u joints, balljoints, etc.. I use the Ford chassis/moly "premium long life grease" in the tubes. Sometimes I will substitute a mobil 1 type tube grease, but it always seems too thick to lube small tolerances and blow out seals.