CV Grease!
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I got a click that occured from the passenger side rear axle, looks like i may need to repack the CV with grease.
Question, what type of grease? this is the local grease i found:
-Lithium based grease
-Suitable for all bearings & wheel hubs of cars, vans, trucks and normally loaded earth moving equipment.
-Meets DIN 51825 K2K-20 ISO L-XBCDA 3 and ASTM D4950 (GA) classification, NLGI Grade 3
-Protects against wear, rust and corrosion, resists water and does not soften during working
Sorry for being so stupid, but i need to know if this grease is fine to use with the CV's, i don't want to spend $70 on each CV and another $30 for shipping (each one).
TIA !
Question, what type of grease? this is the local grease i found:
-Lithium based grease
-Suitable for all bearings & wheel hubs of cars, vans, trucks and normally loaded earth moving equipment.
-Meets DIN 51825 K2K-20 ISO L-XBCDA 3 and ASTM D4950 (GA) classification, NLGI Grade 3
-Protects against wear, rust and corrosion, resists water and does not soften during working
Sorry for being so stupid, but i need to know if this grease is fine to use with the CV's, i don't want to spend $70 on each CV and another $30 for shipping (each one).
TIA !
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Damn Brandon, that was quick ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I guess this wouldn't work then
i was hopeing to tackle this tonite (it is 20:30pm now)..........
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I guess this wouldn't work then
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Yep, needs to be moly based. The most common is moly disulphide, which is black moly grease, should be available almost everywhere, I use Mobil 1 synthetic CV grease, which is red moly.
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The most common moly based grease has a dark gray to black color. Stay away from the brownish stuff. In U.S. auto parts chain stores they sell "CV joint grease" in plastic tubes that is moly based.
I did this job like 3 times last year. It's not difficult. Just very messy. Here's a pic of everthing you need for the job, including a tube of that CV joint grease:
I did this job like 3 times last year. It's not difficult. Just very messy. Here's a pic of everthing you need for the job, including a tube of that CV joint grease:
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Originally Posted by hosrom_951
Luis: I have the factory manuals, but not the Haynes manual..........
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Scooting: I ddnt see anywhere the factory manuals mentioned the rear axles, CV joints?
buzzsaw: Well, all four boots look fine............it could be the brake pads clicking. I ONLY get a very faint click when decelerating on 1st gear (very low speeds, like 2-3mph or so). No clicking while turning, accelerating, or any other load-base rpm relations at all..........
Come to think of it, the "click" i hear started the same time the brakes started squeeling........could be related.............
buzzsaw: Well, all four boots look fine............it could be the brake pads clicking. I ONLY get a very faint click when decelerating on 1st gear (very low speeds, like 2-3mph or so). No clicking while turning, accelerating, or any other load-base rpm relations at all..........
Come to think of it, the "click" i hear started the same time the brakes started squeeling........could be related.............
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Hussam, the sound of CV bearings binding from lack of grease is like a "pinging" noise. The noise generally occurs under initial load, like at startup or in reverse.
It's not a bad idea to regrease them anyway, since that will greatly extend their useful life.
As for the Haynes, people put it down a lot, but I've actually found it quite useful over the 12 years or so that I've had it. Keeps getting dirtier and dirtier, though!
It's not a bad idea to regrease them anyway, since that will greatly extend their useful life.
As for the Haynes, people put it down a lot, but I've actually found it quite useful over the 12 years or so that I've had it. Keeps getting dirtier and dirtier, though!