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Re: which grease???
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:33 pm
by desi
Had a similar dilemna myself. Having googled some I understand that copper slip should only be used as an anti-seize and not a lubricant, in fact it os slightly abrasive. This was borne out by advice from MB who advised he hadn't used copper grease in 25 yrs. EP2 seems a good all rounder. I understand high melting point grease is fine where high temps are likely to be reached, otherwise the oil will not be relesaed to do its job. On the other hand a non-high melting point grease will melt away in areas likely to reach high temps ad not return to the grease.
Re: which grease???
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:15 pm
by maskie66
good info desi thanks..i have the copper slip as i have a lot of stainless fixings for which i was going to use it..hope this is correct??
Re: which grease???
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:38 pm
by timexit17
just don't use nickel grease if you want the item to stay done up (ie rear hub nut!)
I put some Nevr-seez nickel grease on a vep rear hub nut once: never again: fantastically slippy stuff!
great for throttle tubes etc, but it will not seize up! lol
Should've guessed really!
I use LM30 on pretty much everything needing greasing, occasionally a good quality copper grease on exposed stuff.