Wheel Bearing Grease

[mulepackin]

Since I'm on the subject of lubrication, what type/brand of wheel bearing grease do all of you prefer?

 

[devinchi]

I preffer Amsoil but I am biased as I am a dealer.

https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/ghd.aspx

 

[wilbilt]

I have been using black hi-temp generic stuff, but have been thinking about switching to synthetic.

Any recommendations as to a general purpose bearing/chassis lube? It needs to be available locally, i.e., an auto parts store.

 

[bmwpower]

I use Mobil1 - the red stuff.

 

[TNToy]

Use the red or blue high-temp stuff. Doesn't have to be the most expensive.

When you take apart something packed with tan or black cheap grease 10,000 miles down the road, it's a gooey liquid paste. The good stuff will be the exact same consistency as when it was installed. Just pop the cap off of a tube at the store and see what color it is before you buy it.

 

[OctaneMotorsports]

My personal favorite:

There isn't a better product for general chassis lubrication IMO. Excellent stuff. Goes for $10 CDN a tub, which lasts a long time.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I preffer Amsoil but I am biased as I am a dealer.

https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/ghd.aspx

Same here........ Amsoil Moly fortified grease. At one time and may still be so, Ford was the only maker to approve Moly grease for wheel bearings. I have used it in one form or another for 30+ years and have only had one bearing fail, a cheap Chinese made one bought hastily, about 15 years ago. I only use/used name brand bearings, Timken, Bowers, LS, Toyo Koyo. Will no longer touch Chinese or Russian made bearings for any purpose.

Charles

 

[hitek]

royal purple

 

[ImportTuner]

royal purple

Didn't know royal purple made grease; They make a real good synthetic oil especially if your car is turbocharged ...

 

[gahi]

how about lubri-plate? I've used it before. we have a gallon of it at work. My boss swears by it.

 

[hitek]

Didn't know royal purple made grease; They make a real good synthetic oil especially if your car is turbocharged ...

I have some left over from when I raced in the mid 90's...just looked on their website and I don't see it either ...my bad.

Whew...I am not crazy

Royal Purple Ultra-Performance Grease 14.5 oz tube

Limited quantities….available only while supplies last

Ultra-Performance& #174; Grease satisfies a wide range of grease requirements and is recommended for bearings and general purpose use.

Ultra-Performance® Grease is a high performance multi-service aluminum complex synthetic grease. Its outstanding EP capabilities and excellent water resistance to both emulsion and washout are achieved through its superior blend of synthetic base oils plus Synslide ® additive technology -- Royal Purple's unique proprietary noncorrosive EP additive technology.

Ultra-Performance® Grease significantly increases bearing life and equipment reliability and makes bearings run smoother cooler quieter longer and more efficiently.

Ultra-Performance® Grease can be pumped at low temperatures is stable at high temperatures and has excellent oxidation resistance to extend service life and to provide a margin of safety between relubrication intervals.

 

[Ryan Wilke]

Since I'm thinking many more folks sell grease than make grease, much of it is the same - just with a different label on it.

The first thing I look for is the rating listed on the grease tube. If the grease has a NLGI rating of CG-LB, Grade #2,,,, and the price is good,,, I'll typically buy it.

Synthetic grease is probably worth the extra $$ for extreme uses, but for 90%+ of the time, your petro grease will do just fine. Most commonly a failure is due to the LACK of grease frequency -- not the wrong type of grease used.

Here is some info on the rating of greases:

http://plews-edelmann.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=3098&location_id=3848

Good Luck!
Ryan W