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What kind of grease?
Posted: 01:53 pm Sep 15 2010
by bmiller
Does anyone know what kind of grease should be used for steering stem bearings and swingarm bearings?
The stock grease used in the stem was super thick and tacky while the swingarm seemed more like white lith grease.
Any ideas?
-Brian
Posted: 02:10 pm Sep 15 2010
by Indawoods
I used Waterproof synthetic wheel bearing grease.... Dark Blue....
Posted: 02:35 pm Sep 15 2010
by bmiller
Indawoods wrote:I used Waterproof synthetic wheel bearing grease.... Dark Blue....
Awesome...
Thank you
-Brian
Posted: 02:49 pm Sep 15 2010
by scheckaet
I am a belray convert now, I used to get the "bearing grease" (red) from the hardware store, it does the job but after using bel ray, not gonna go back again
Posted: 02:55 pm Sep 15 2010
by bmiller
scheckaet wrote:I am a belray convert now, I used to get the "bearing grease" (red) from the hardware store, it does the job but after using bel ray, not gonna go back again
This stuff?
http://www.belray.com/bel-ray-waterproof-grease
-Brian
Posted: 03:18 pm Sep 15 2010
by scheckaet
yup.
you can get it on rockymountain
Posted: 04:37 pm Sep 15 2010
by barryadam
scheckaet wrote:yup.
you can get it on rockymountain
Sounds like you can get a whole lotta stuff on RMATV..!!!
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... c&&start=0
Posted: 04:41 pm Sep 15 2010
by scheckaet
Posted: 06:52 pm Sep 15 2010
by David_L6
I use the Bel-Ray grease too. I buy it at the local Kawasaki shop.
Posted: 08:35 pm Sep 15 2010
by OLHILLBILLY
I use Bel Ray too.
Get it (like about everything else motorcycle related) at the local parts/service shop up the road from my house.
Posted: 09:09 pm Sep 15 2010
by Indawoods
I picked up the synthetic wheel bearing grease after I ran out of the Bel-Ray stuff. I have found that it holds up better than the Bel-Ray stuff. I am not saying it is better... it is just thicker and stays put... it doesn't run when if gets warm.
One plus is that it doesn't draw water either.... which is very cool on bearings!
Posted: 09:42 pm Sep 15 2010
by skythrasher
I run the dark blue, marine grease from Mystic. Works great, doesn't run and and is cheap. That Bel-Ray stuff is for 220's.
Posted: 10:33 pm Sep 15 2010
by bmiller
Excellent suggestions.
Thanks for all of the responses.
-Brian
Posted: 10:47 pm Sep 15 2010
by Indawoods
skythrasher wrote:I run the dark blue, marine grease from Mystic. Works great, doesn't run and and is cheap. That Bel-Ray stuff is for 220's.
EXACTLY!
Posted: 09:41 am Sep 17 2010
by fuzzy
LOL, awesome. Mystic is good stuff.
Posted: 10:14 am Sep 17 2010
by OLHILLBILLY
Posted: 12:44 pm Sep 17 2010
by bmiller
So tacky grease in the stem and thin moly in the swingarm? Or tacky all around?
Posted: 12:47 pm Sep 17 2010
by bmiller
I'm considering this:
http://docs.mystiklubes.com/msds_pi/M20086.pdf as suggested by skythrasher.
Skythrasher, can you confirm this is the stuff you're talking about?
Posted: 05:18 pm Sep 17 2010
by skythrasher
Bmiller, Thats the stuff!
No, I'm saying it's retarded!
Posted: 05:26 pm Sep 17 2010
by OLHILLBILLY
[/quote]No, I'm saying it's retarded!
[/quote]
Grease has an intellect. Whoa, that's pretty deep.
Oh well, retarded grease is better than no grease I guess.