Best grease?
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Bought back in the 80s. Still using.
Bought back in the 80s. Still using.
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Plenty of shops do this for grease which is being used for assembly contact points which need greased... Bolt threads, seatposts, sealed bearing seats (not the bearings themselves), and there's nothing wrong with the practice. We do the same thing at the two shops I've worked in, and have separate EPX guns for bearing applications.
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Like many others, I use marine grade grease as well. I don't recall the brand that I bought last but it looks, feels, and smells like Phil Wood grease. I suspect a lot of specialty products are repackaged bulk purchases at a huge markup.
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There is no best grease.,
How's that for a pedantic, strong unfounded opinion?
I have all kinds., my favorite so far is Dura Ace Special German Psycho Green Grease.
Great stuff. Tastes good too. But it's so damned expensive I use it only on my fly reels.
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How's that for a pedantic, strong unfounded opinion?
I have all kinds., my favorite so far is Dura Ace Special German Psycho Green Grease.
Great stuff. Tastes good too. But it's so damned expensive I use it only on my fly reels.
:>
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I'm heading to the automotive store to look f a grease gun and some grease. How do you know what color the grease is without opening the tube? And opening the tube is going to destroy the packaging? I like the idea of getting a light-colored marine grease so when I do grease maintenance months after installation, I can see if there has been a lot of dirt that has worked its way in.
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Any reputable auto parts store should offer you a sample, like they do at the gelato stand.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
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I though about just packing the grease in, but....?
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Yes, just pack the grease in, as full as you can. Then work the pump while pushing the plate at the base of the grease cylinder with a screwdriver or something. Eventually, the nozzle will fill with grease and suction will keep feeding new grease into the nozzle. Repeat when the cylinder gets empty.
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I could wish for a greater volume of grease per press of the plunger, but otherwise the Dualco works ok.
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Any reputable auto parts store should offer you a sample, like they do at the gelato stand.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
Marine grease "kind" to marine life?! Don't make me laugh! I highly doubt it's called marine grease because it is so eco-friendly to marine animals. It's called marine grease because it is good in very wet conditions such as a boat, or other marine type of vehicle.
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CliftonGK1:
I agree with your practice. But, the two shops I deal with use the open container for everything.
Well, come to think of it --- One of the shops has a couple of old-timers and they use grease guns, good for them.
I never use anything but the grease gun and leave my tub of Phil's sealed but then I am not a shop have need of grease once a week or so.
Bully for you and how you keep bearings clean. ;o)
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I agree with your practice. But, the two shops I deal with use the open container for everything.
Well, come to think of it --- One of the shops has a couple of old-timers and they use grease guns, good for them.
I never use anything but the grease gun and leave my tub of Phil's sealed but then I am not a shop have need of grease once a week or so.
Bully for you and how you keep bearings clean. ;o)
Joe
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It's a Dualco short-nozzle model:
Amazon.com: Dualco Grease Gun with Short Nozzle: Sports & Outdoors
Amazon.com: Dualco Grease Gun with Short Nozzle: Sports & Outdoors
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Any reputable auto parts store should offer you a sample, like they do at the gelato stand.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
I hear automotive grease is full of additives that will eventually destroy the fine steel in precision, bicycular, bearings. Marine grease is acceptable because it's formulated to be kind to marine life.
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Hi all, a big +1 for Phil dark green waterproof from me and here's why. A looooong time ago on a Mizutani Super (anyone?) in the Pacific NW far, far away, a fairly mechanical young lad finally realized that you were supposed to overhaul the BB before it got crunchy, having not done so, he was lucky enough to decide Phil could help, races, cups and spindle were still usable in his opinion (debateable) and continued to be so for another ten or so years until that BB dearly departed on a stolen Raleigh Super Course and with proper setup is likely still going to this day as it was a Sugino Super Mighty Comp and was one of the toughest components I have ever seen as well as the Mikashima Unique road pedals that were mated to it that suffered the same fate and continued on down the road. This brings up another good point that is lost on the new plug and play throw away disposable program we are subjected to now days. Those parts were still usable with proper ongoing care and setup, a lot of the stuff now days not so much, even with skill applied often we can't save it because the skill part has been designed out of the equation.
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I've been using Phil Wood grease for many years without a bearing failure or premature wear.
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If you have a cartridge-type grease gun on hand, you can fill a Dualco with it and avoid much of the mess. Remove the tip of the Dualco, take out the small spring and BB that's behind the tip, noting their orientation in the Dualco. Remove the Zerk tip from the larger grease gun, and thread the gun into the Dualco where the tip goes. (Yep, it's the same size and threading) Pump the larger gun until the Dualco is full.
If the Dualco is brand new, take off it's reservoir (the bottom part), pump some grease in (as described above), spread it out to fill the top cap of the Dualco (you're eliminating empty air space), be sure the "follower" (the moveable bottom in the Dualco reservoir) is all the way to the top, reattach the reservoir, and fill. This step isn't necessary for refills, later.
Don't forget to reinstall the BB, THEN the spring in the original positions before reinstalling the Dualco tip. It won't work w/o them.
If the Dualco is brand new, take off it's reservoir (the bottom part), pump some grease in (as described above), spread it out to fill the top cap of the Dualco (you're eliminating empty air space), be sure the "follower" (the moveable bottom in the Dualco reservoir) is all the way to the top, reattach the reservoir, and fill. This step isn't necessary for refills, later.
Don't forget to reinstall the BB, THEN the spring in the original positions before reinstalling the Dualco tip. It won't work w/o them.
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Oh good, another grease thread!
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