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Originally Posted By: IH8mush * Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) * Ultra low molecular weight polyethylene (ULMWPE or PE-WAX) * High molecular weight polyethylene (HMWPE) * High density polyethylene (HDPE) * High density cross-linked polyethylene (HDXLPE) * Cross-linked...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush Yes it is and they put it in grease, hence the "Plastic Grease" Source? There are plenty of greases that use LDPE. I haven't seen one that uses UHMWPE. It doesn't seem like it would make sense given the molecular structure of UHMWPE. Back to the topic at...

Originally Posted By: Tempest Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene is NOT a grease. It's plastic. Wasting your breath, man. I had a whole reply typed up with the differences between LDPE, HDPE, HMWPE, UHMWPE, PTFE. Then I deleted the whole thing. No point, really.

One discussion: http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/589104-window-track-grease.html I've always just used sil-glide or the spray can of white lithium, but a dry silicone spray might have better longevity. Another brief thread here...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush On and on, On and on indeed. If you're just going to keep repeating the same things over and over without even attempting to comprehend what I say, this is no longer a conversation. Deuces.

Originally Posted By: IH8mush But yes your 100 % right no self respecting mechanical engineer would build a thing like that, where two greases can and will mix, and not seal from the 2, With the proper #2 grease, how would the grease from the knuckle and the grease from the wheel bearings...

Originally Posted By: Tempest The one thing I'd have to ask is, why would the engineer design such a thing? What advantage is there for the increased possibility of grease contamination? Which part of the design are you questioning? The bushing being the only physical separation rather than a...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush So far your a Hati orphan rescuer , A Cancer fighting drug maker, A Storm and Waste Water engineer, And Now a "Mechanical Engineer" HMM how do you even find the time to wrangle about grease with a grease monkey? Stormwater, not wastewater (unless you count...

That's precisely correct. If the grease/oil/whatever in the knuckle cavity was thin enough, it could flow via that path to the wheel bearings. Frank claims that the bushing is designed to promote such flow, and hilariously claims to be able to justify that with "mechanical engineering"...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush The upper trunnion bearing causes a great deal of concern since it is not properly lubricated, Incorrect diagnosis. Originally Posted By: IH8mush I mentioned this on a thread on North West Wheelers, guys debating what type of brand of bearing would be best, Told...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush I would like to think, that the information at this point provided from hours of research ,studying this design to get folks the correct information about the grade of grease needed for proper lubrication of this axle, will suffice, Also, Because of the depth of...

I have real-world experience with THIS JOINT in THIS AXLE. Not as much as Rix, but a whole lot more than Frank. My experience says that a birfield packed with a #2 grease will remain packed even after speeds over 1000rpm. Been there, seen it with my own eyes. The only way that grease gets out...

Originally Posted By: 93Chewbacca erock I dont see any mention of moly additive on the features list, so probably not, but a call to Amsoil would surely confirm. They use something as an EP additive, but as far as I can tell, they don't say whether it's molybdenum disulfide, an organic moly...

Back to the original question, does Amsoil GWR fit the bill? I'm not sure on the moly content, but it's a lithium-complex #2 with "EP additives".

Originally Posted By: IH8mush 600 -700 RPM of the axle would mean about a 130 mph, given average tire size,,, Haha. This is your attempt to discredit me? You think the axle only turns 300rpm at 60mph? Your "average tire size" has a 67" rolling diameter. How do you expect anyone to take...

Tempest - It's just an rzeppa-style CV joint. The lubrication need is the inside of the "bell" of the joint, specifically the balls and the tracks on both the bell and the inner spider. Since this is in a solid axle, it's not generally subject to continuous operation under deflection like a CV...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush A constant velocity Joint,,,,, and they as all of us grease monkeys know Are lubed with something other that a #2 moly fortified lithium chassis grease so The advise or suggestion in the FSM that tells folks what to use is not a stringent rule of law,, This is...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush E-rock, Yes I do respect the hard working mechanic, lube tech at the jiffy lubes and general mechanix shops,, I am one of them,,, I have never met anybody I would classify as "hard-working" at Iffy Lube. I have met plenty I would classify as "incompetent", though.

Originally Posted By: IH8mush but not with this folks, not "Idiot proof" have to use the correct base, not a incompatible one,, Right. You have to use a lithium base grease just like the grease that came in there from the factory. Originally Posted By: IH8mush I like how he starts that post...

Originally Posted By: IH8mush No E-rock your getting the story mixed up, that happens with a tangled web of deceit, The fellow that identified himself as working with the Toyota information services, described himself as a young intern,(at Toyota) after stating that he worked on the assembly...