[Healeys] Grease. What is best

[Bob Spidell]

All greases are oil with a thickening agent; cheap, everyday grease uses 
finely ground diatomaceous earth, 'moly' grease uses molybdenum, lithium 
grease uses lithium, etc.  I don't know, but suspect, 'synthetic' grease 
is synthetic oil with an (unknown) thickening agent.  Since it's just a 
mixture--no chemical bonding involved--the oil will eventually separate 
and flow out.  I have noticed that wheel bearing grease isn't as prone 
to this as 'regular' grease; I have some Redline synthetic wheel bearing 
grease that has sat on the shelf for a couple years with no separation, 
and even some non-synthetic Sta-Lube wheel bearing grease that I've had 
for maybe 20 shows little sign of separation, but it's usually too thick 
to use in a grease gun.  I bought some 'water pump' grease many years 
ago when I had a pump with open bearings, but it's really thick and tacky.

I think it's more of a messy nuisance than anything, as long as the 
grease is still soft, oily and slippery it's probably good for normal usage.

Bob

On 11/29/2018 7:28 PM, Roland Wilhelmy wrote:
> The instructions with the grease gun supplied with my bn1‎ specify 
> that the grease not be too solid.   So I would guess that the factory 
> expectation was that we would lubricate early and often.
> -Roland
>
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> *From: *Warren
> *Sent: *Thursday, November 29, 2018 3:56 PM
> *To: *Healey List
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Grease. What is best
>
>
> The last few years I have had problems with grease in my grease gun 
> leaking all over the place when stored.
>
> It just leaks out like oil. I’ve purchased what I thought was a good 
> product and even bought a new gun. Normally I will grease the car once 
> or twice a year and lay the gun down only to find a gooey mess next 
> time I use it. Mobil synthetic is the most recent brand. Red soup all 
> over the place. Have used others. Tried storing upright, still leaks. 
> This cannot be good for all those points requiring effective lubrication?
>
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