This has probably already been covered....
The hot setup when I used to go to the MG shows 10 yrs ago was to clean the
inside of the wheel hub, Silcone seal the spoke ends, then load grease onto
the splines. That way the grease couldn't get past the spoke heads and down
the spokes. Really worked well.
Just my .02.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Boatright [SMTP:jboatri@emory.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 1998 10:24 PM
> To: hdr@ross.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Synthetic Grease
>
> My neighbor is an Amsoil reseller. He saw all the grease flung out onto my
> wire wheels. he's looking into whether some of their special grease
> formulations for industry might stick better. He thinks they carry two
> types that will be much better than anything available at PEP Boys, etc.
> I'll get back to you with what he finds and what the costs are.
>
> Jeff
>
> >Any one ever tried this stuff on Knock-offs? Is it thik enough not to
> >centrifuge out of the spoke holes and down my spokes?
> >
> >>>>>> On Wed, 18 February 1998 21:08:45 -0500,
> >>>>>>Rich_and_Kerry@compuserve.com (Richard Peterson) wrote:
> >
> >> Give your local Dupont Performance Lubricants salesman a call. Dupont
> >> makes a line of synthetic greases under the Krytox brand name which use
> a
> >> PFPE (perfluoropolyether) oil thickened with PTFE (Teflon). It is
> rated
> >> for continuous use up to 260 degrees celcius and down to forty below
> zero
> >> and is chemically inert, so it won't react with anything which may come
> >> into contact with it (gas, liquid or solid). I think the GPL-225 would
> >> probably meet your needs, but something thicker (GPL-226) might be
> good,
> >> too. You should be able to get a 'sample' tube of this stuff for about
> $10
> >> or less. I've never used it on a distributor, but I imagine it would
> >> proably work well. Check out:
> >> http://www.lubricants.dupont.com/kprodinf.html. If you need info on
> other
> >> greases, let me know.
> >>
> >> Rich P.
>
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