Rotary "00" Grease
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the continuing sage: there has been much discussion about selecting good lubricant for the U-joint. Chevron ep-00 lithium based grease was recommended but alas, they only sell it in 5 gal. buckets.
00 grease is very thick at room temp and almost has no leakage; when it begins to warm up, it flows into the u-joint to produce efficient lubrication.
I was delighted to find a 32 oz. bottle for $10.
sorry about the lack of info,
fordman
00 grease is very thick at room temp and almost has no leakage; when it begins to warm up, it flows into the u-joint to produce efficient lubrication.
I was delighted to find a 32 oz. bottle for $10.
sorry about the lack of info,
fordman
flatheadernie
Senior Member
I have serviced mowers using the OO grease for 50 years, it is GOOD stuff my current mower is a 66 model 30 in cut , ****** and gears are untouched still working great. works in my 46 u joint also , ernie n tx
David J
Well-known member
The thing you should check is if it is lithium based -as opposed to urea based like cornhead grease . Cornhead grease also is "0" viscosity and is not fluid . "00" viscosity IS FLUID . The stuff in the pic is $7.99 @ qt at the local John Deere dealer . I use this stuff in my old John Deere tractors steering gears and mixing a couple quarts in with the ****** fluid really quiets the all straight cut gears down . Never used it in my Fords as I like 140 gear lube in steering.u-joint,****** and rear end . IF I was going to use something other than 140 in the steering & u-joint this would definately be it . Sounds like what you have there and what I posted pics of are the same IF yours is lithium based . Ed Solari talked much about this stuff and the fact that using urea based cornhead grease in the u-joint and lithium based gear lube in the ****** as these intermix wether you want them to or not . Mixing urea & lithium based stuff isn't the best idea .
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Clem Clement
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I put some corn -head greas in my uni secton. Things seem a little quieter now.
Hotrodster
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Just for information, the most common use years ago for the 00 Lithium grease was in the track rollers of crawler tractors. That's what it was developed for.