Hi Doug,
I remember reading that post first time round, great info from an experienced rider !
The grease used for the Chris King hubs is a low shear, semi fluid synthetic grease/heavy oil, at a guess, something like a # '00'.
This is required for the correct engagement of the 'RingDrive' mechanism, they don't use a ratchet and pawls.
In the manual, they say this grease can be substituted by a 20W non detergent mineral oil, or a 20W synthetic.
Now, I don't know if this means a 20W-X, or a XW-20
but doesn't matter, as I have the OEM grease.
With the DT Swiss hub, due to the rathet design (again pawless) they require a pretty light grease with a reasonable amount of moly (5%).
Dow Corning actually call it a paste.
Wouldn't mind betting your 10W-30 + moly would work OK in both hubs
TYPICAL PROPERTIES Molykote TP 42
Test
Standard* Unit Result
Color Light beige
Penetration, density, viscosity
Unworked penetration 265-300 mm/10 ISO 2137
Density at 20°C 1.19 g/ml ISO 2811
Temperature
Service temperature¹ -25 to +250 °C
Drop point 125 °C ISO 2176
Low temperature torque test at -20°C ASTMD-
1478-80
Initial breakaway
torque 224x10ª³ Nm
Torque after 20 minutes running time 59x10ª³ Nm
Kesternich method - flow pressure at
20
°C
740 mbar DIN 51 805
Load-carrying capacity, wear protection, service life
Four-ball tester (VKA)
Weld load 3000 N DIN 51 350 pt.4
Wear under 800N load 0.9 mm DIN 51 350 pt.5
Almen-Wieland machine
OK load 20000 N
Friction force 1710 N
Coefficient of friction
Press-Fit test µ = 0.09
Resistance
Water resistance, static 2-90 DIN 51 807 pt.1
Corrosion protection
SKF-Emcor method DIN 51 802
Degree of corrosion 0-1
COMPOSITION
Mineral oil •
Synthetic oil •
Lithium soap •
Solid lubricants •
Adhesion improver •
TYPICAL PROPERTIES (continued)
Test Standard* Unit Result
Oil separation - evaporation
Oil separation, standard test 1.5 % DIN 51 817
1. Thermal stability of solid lubricant.
* ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials.
ISO: International Standardisation Organisation.
DIN: Deutsche Industrie Norm.
HOW TO USE
How to apply
The sliding surfaces should be
cleaned. The paste should then be
applied with a suitable brush, rag or
grease gun. It should not be mixed
with greases or oils.