I've been using lithium based ep grease. Should I be using moly grease?
Correct Grease For Ball Joints
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Posted 01 December 2019 - 09:50 AM
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Posted 01 December 2019 - 10:53 AM
I prefer using moly grease
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Posted 01 December 2019 - 12:05 PM
I use lithium grease.
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Posted 01 December 2019 - 05:27 PM
I've been using lithium based ep grease. Should I be using moly grease?
The EP Grease should be fine, but a Moly Grease would be better.
Don't ever use Moly Grease in the Upper Arm or Trailing Arms though. Moly Grease is a disaster with bearings that have rolling elements.
I * think * this is why the factory recommend a general purpose grease, to avoid confusion.
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