Overkill for a Ford Explorer? I need to replace and pack the new wheel bearings on a friend's car, the Chinese bearings I have in there developed some slop since I installed them three years ago. Not really my fault, the current bearings are Nationals, I'm installing Timken.
Ford for some reason wants moly, but from my reading here I'm using a moly-free EP grease. My first pick would have been Red Line CV-2, but there's red micronized moly. I had in there cheap Coastal Uniplex from AZ I needed to use up. I've ordered off WM Chevron Delo ESI EP 2, it's listed as Chevron Delo EST. Mercedes 265.1 approved, NLGI LB, Chevron claims 30K service life. Don't want to risk a true PAO/polyol ester synthetic due to seal concerns(and not wanting to buy OEM Ford seals which would be from Freudenberg-NOK or a tier 1 OEM supplier).
Ford for some reason wants moly, but from my reading here I'm using a moly-free EP grease. My first pick would have been Red Line CV-2, but there's red micronized moly. I had in there cheap Coastal Uniplex from AZ I needed to use up. I've ordered off WM Chevron Delo ESI EP 2, it's listed as Chevron Delo EST. Mercedes 265.1 approved, NLGI LB, Chevron claims 30K service life. Don't want to risk a true PAO/polyol ester synthetic due to seal concerns(and not wanting to buy OEM Ford seals which would be from Freudenberg-NOK or a tier 1 OEM supplier).
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