Mark944na86

What do you use to lubricate the clutch fork? I was reading that the factory used a lubricant paste of some description to lube the bearings... any suggestions on something suitable?

Duke

Moly lube.

Mark944na86

Now, who woulda thunk it?

I mean, seriously, why would the factory bother to use a paste if good ol' moly would do it?

Duke

I've never used anything else and I believe the paste stated in the factory manuals isn't available anymore.
Here's a quote from www.clarks-garage.com:

Mark944na86

OK. If the paste is obsolete, moly grease it is. At least it's easy!

Thanks for the info.

Mark944na86

What do you suppose the red lubricant on the fork ends might be in this picture?

Techno Duck

Looks like regular grease. Like Duke said i would use a good moly based grease. I used some Redline stuff i had left over from my CV Joints.

Duke

It actually looks like Redline CV-2 moly grease on that fork.

Mark944na86

OK. My moly bearing grease isn't that pretty.

Duke

The Redline stuff is red and pretty

Tom M'Guinn

I'd guess Mobile 1 synthetic grease. The redline stuff is smoother looking from what I can see in the picture. Most inportantly, don't put too much on there -- nothing good comes from excess grease in and around the clutch -- somehow it always finds its way to the disk/flywheel. I would wipe off the stuff in the picture and just leave it a bit greasey to the touch, and do the same to the throw out lip, and be call it done. That approach worked fine on my current clutch...