Odd. I use the blue marine grease also. One of its recommended
applications is wheel bearings (says so right on the label). And in my
years of use in this and other applications I've never had a failure or
problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rush" <jdrush@enter.net>
Subject: Re: How the h*ll...now Grease?
> Perhaps you get a different kind than me, but the blue, marine grease I'm
> familiar with is not intended to be a general purpose grease. It is
> intended for open, low pressure applications where washout is the major
> problem. Any surface where the Hertz stress is high, such as
> roller-element bearings, will punch right through the marine grease film
> and wear out the surface. Ask me how I know. :( The heaviest usage I put
> marine grease through is in plain bushings where the working contact
> surface is very large.
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