grease for roller bearing in an engine?

[elric]

hey guys, need some help. i have an engine (427 ford sohc) that uses an open roller bearing in the timing cover and seems to get little splash lubrication. can anyone recommend a grease for this application??

 

[bruce381]

Grease will wash away it will get some splash on it but for assembly use a moly grease will help till oil washes it off.
bruce

 

[Kestas]

Bruce is right. I can't imagine that bearing running dry. There's got to be some splash/misting. You'd be surprised how little oil (or grease) it takes to lubricate a bearing.

 

[tom slick]

if you really want it to be lubricated with grease you'll need to use a sealed bearing. it's probably fine the way it is.

 

[elric]

thanks for the help guys. Mark at Specialized Lubricants recommended Schaeffers 221 #1. we'll try that and see how it works out.

 

[Master ACiD]

most 2 strokes gets their lube from a 50:1 mix. most 2 strokes are also using full roller bearing bottom ends.
if a ball bearing on a 2 stroke crank can survive decades on the lubrication from some gasoline and a pinch of 2 stroke oil, than for youre application, even the slightest misting from the engine would keep that bearing happy forever.

 

[elric]

i totally forgot about 2 strokes using a roller bearing crank.