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greasy.
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 1:35 pm
by morgan
Cant help but notice all my lovely new greasable bits are largely full of blue grease. Historically the grease I have used just looks like, well, grease. You know - slippery and beige.
Any thoughts on this ? Is there a difference other than looking cool and marketing ? Before I load up the grease gun thought I'd canvas opinions.
Come on chaps, what do you pump into your greasenipples ?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 2:36 pm
by db
I've never had any trouble with good old grease-coloured grease
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 3:02 pm
by autofetish
I use some grease that's a bright yellow colour like day glow yellow I use this because my mate told me to
Blue grease never seen
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 4:51 pm
by AllKiller
autofetish wrote:I use some grease that's a bright yellow colour like day glow yellow I use this because my mate told me to
Blue grease never seen
That was Vaseline ...your mate told you to use...has he got a large moustache
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 5:02 pm
by Ivor
Hey you leave me out of this you bitch!
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 5:03 pm
by autofetish
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 6:11 pm
by TW71
Sounds like it may be a dye used as a tracer for production use ie for fluorescence detector / uv . or camera system.
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 6:30 pm
by steveo
bit of usless info !!
the propper high tempreture Mopar wheel bearing greese for police & heavy duty applications , is blue ! at least it use to be !!
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 13 8:32 am
by morgan
steveo wrote:bit of usless info !!
the propper high tempreture Mopar wheel bearing greese for police & heavy duty applications , is blue ! at least it use to be !!
All the MOOGy bits are pumped full'o'blue - so maybe thats a sign. Seems to be marine grease - waterproof applications from what I can see. Looks cool, so maybe thats as good a reason as any.
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 13 9:34 am
by Dave999
Mopar multi mileage lubricant
thats what was specified for the orginal balljoints and the vast majority of front end lubrication jobs on a 60s/70s mopar
http://www.jeep4x4center.com/mopar-mult ... 841aa.html
original balljoints were metal on metal joints metal ball mounted in a metal socket with the back welded or crimped on. a none pull through design
modern equivelent is metal ball in plastic socket joints which is what many of the modern cars use i.e sealed for life design in most cases with the ability to grease to make em look like the orginals for replacement parts
so you can still follow the workshop manual schedule to the letter should you desire
so i guess the blue stuff is just a modern equivelent used by OEMs for their big contract stuff hence the replacement parts for old cars get it as well
Dave
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 13 10:19 am
by Dave999
can't find a UK supplier
but here is one in finland
google translate calls grease Fat
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... CFkQ7gEwBg
4897841AA MULTI LUBE MILEAGE. MOPAR-VASELIINI (MS-4178) Mopar-Petrolatum (MS-4178)
Loistava Barium-pohjainen ammattiasentajien käyttämä rasva. Great Barium-based professional installers used by fat. Sopii käytettäväksi mm. Suitable for use in mm. pallonivelille, raidetangon päihin, ristiniveliin, kytkimen laakereihin, kytkinhaarukkaan, jarruosiin sekä pyöränlaakereille ja ohjausniveliin. ball joints, tie rod ends, cross joint, clutch bearings, clutch fork, brake parts and wheel bearings and steering knuckle. Tällä kiitosta saaneella rasvalla on paljon tyytyväisiä käyttäjiä! This praise-treated fat has a lot of satisfied users!
yes! with this praise treated fat you is spoiling us
Dave
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 13 2:30 pm
by terryr
I get red stuff from work ....free and pretty
