i wanna do this real bad!

[Charlie Y]

Sitting here with 17" of snow. I thought I'd squeeze into the garage and wrench a little. And the only grease  I had around is "White Lithium" or sum shi*. Is it ok to use on axle bearings? and swing arm bolts etc. Seem to me I had it for my old trailer's wheel bearings . Do I want something better there? What's that blue goo I see sometimes used? Permatex ? What about Moly? Do I need "motorcycle grease" ? Some of this grease is expensive!!! too.  Can't I use the $4 "Coastal Premium Marine" stuff they have down at Autozone?      http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Coastal-14-oz-396-893-g-premium-marine-grease/_/N-26od?itemIdentifier=692293&_requestid=232420   What works for you guys?   -- charlie

[Jeff Saline]

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Charlie Y" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:56:06 -0500 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Worse than a OIl Thread- not a troll Message-ID: Sitting here with 17" of snow. I thought I'd squeeze into the garage and wrench a little. And the only grease I had around is "White Lithium" or sum shi*. Is it ok to use on axle bearings? and swing arm bolts etc. Seem to me I had it for my old trailer's wheel bearings . Do I want something better there? What's that blue goo I see sometimes used? Permatex ? What about Moly? Do I need "motorcycle grease" ? Some of this grease is expensive!!! too. Can't I use the $4 "Coastal Premium Marine" stuff they have down at Autozone? http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Coastal-14-oz-396-893-g-prem ium-marine-grease/_/N-26od?itemIdentifier=692293&_requestid=232420 What works for you guys? -- charlie <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> charlie, My suggestion is to not use white lithium for wheel bearings. I think it would work for the rear suspension linkage bearings but probably wouldn't hold up. I personally wouldn't use it there either. How about getting some real wheel bearing grease that's suitable for disk brakes (hotter temps) for the wheel bearings. For the rear suspension you could use the same stuff. Some guys like marine grade grease which is waterproof. I think the only Penzoil product I will use is their marine grade grease. Good luck, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . . ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d191fbd607bc98ede7st02vuc

[Jeff Saline]

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ron Criswell Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:20:50 -0600 SNIP Any listers have that Royal Endfield Bullet. It looks cool but have heard 70 mph is about top speed. Why don't India make a Matchless like Dick Mann rode? If they made a fairly decent gravel road to a viewpoint where you could see Everest maybe I'd be interested in India / Nepal? The Andes are pretty dang impressive (and closer). Criswell <><><><><><> <><><><><><> Ron, If you haven't seen them you might be interested in checking out two DVDs about riding in India and the mountains out there. The first one is Riding Solo to the Top of the World. The next one is One Crazy Ride. You can learn more about them at: http://www.dirttrackproductions.com I understand they have or just had a special on both DVDs with a discount and they'd pay shipping too. Cost I saw was $39.99 which is money well spent if you like adventure travel and seeing a unique way of filming a part of the world most of us will never see. They are also making another DVD called Changpa and it's being filmed right now. I don't know more about it other than if it's only half as good as the first two it will still be pretty interesting. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . . ____________________________________________________________ Refinance Rates at 2.8% $160,000 Mortgage $434/mo. No Hidden Fees- 3.1% APR! Get a Free Quote http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d193a9a334ef91c5c8st06vuc

[sh8knj8kster]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Y" wrote: the only grease I had around is "White Lithium" or sum shi*. Is it ok to use > on axle bearings? and swing arm bolts etc. Seem to me I had it for my old trailer's wheel bearings . Do I want something better there? ~~~I would use white lithium on the KLR to lubricate the turn signal switch electrics...the parts that slide with one another. I have also used white lithium on the side stand pivot and IMO I would lube the side stand pivot as often as the chain gets attention, but that might be overkill to some white lithium is (IMO) and extremely light service grease, certainly not for the rigors your wheel bearings endure. I would use the marine grade grease you listed via a link to pack KLR wheel bearings though When i did the swingarm bolts/bearings, sleeves, bushings....I used a marine grade grease....Lucas Red N' Tacky. I buy it by the case (tubes) and use it mostly for the wheel bearing spindles that need greasing every 5 hours in my ZRT mower. I also use the Lucas Marine grade grease for the rest of the chassis (ZRT Mower) and the ZRT wheel bearings When I lubed the swing arm bearings in my latest DS bike, after cleaning the bearings well with diesel first, I used the Lucas to lubricate, but the KTM factrory used a grease that was impregnated with a bit of moly Some say when you lube a KLR swingarm and related grease points/bearings, once you don it, it's good to go forever. I don't think so. All grease has a shelf life, but I would agree most probably sell their KLR (not KLR owners on this list) before the swing arm bearings etc. need to be done again Jake Reddick Fla. I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University. -- William F. Buckley, Jr. http://www.shakinjake.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04 > > Sitting here with 17" of snow. I thought I'd squeeze into the garage and wrench a little. > And the only grease I had around is "White Lithium" or sum shi*. Is it ok to use > on axle bearings? and swing arm bolts etc. Seem to me I had it for my old trailer's wheel bearings . Do I want something better there? What's that blue goo I see sometimes used? Permatex ? What about Moly? Do I need "motorcycle grease" ? > Some of this grease is expensive!!! too. Can't I use the $4 "Coastal Premium Marine" stuff they have down at Autozone? > > http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Coastal-14-oz-396-893-g-premium-marine-grease/_/N-26od?itemIdentifier=692293&_requestid=232420 > > What works for you guys? > > -- charlie >