worse than a oil thread- not a troll

[mark ward]

I have been doing service, about 30 years, aprox 13 on Commercial food equipment.  (LOTS of water soaps, steam etc.)   I have opened mixers ect. not used for a few years and the HEAVY grease, looked like oil or at best gravy. THIN, IT DOES BREAK DOWN. And Mixers are kept dry and are NOT, in the water, steam, HEAT, COLD areas.

--- On [b]Tue, 12/28/10, sh8knj8kster [i][/i][/b] wrote:

From: sh8knj8kster Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Worse than a OIl Thread- not a troll To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 3:40 AM   --- 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 >

[RobertWichert]

From what I gather... Three tread styles, Diagonal diamond, Smaller blocks, big knobs Diagonal diamond style Metzler Sahara 3 - Good in dry conditions on road and on dirt, packs up with mud easily. Heidenau K60 -- Best ever anywhere (Tread patter looks like Metzler Sahara 3) Continental also has one of this style "Escape" Smaller blocks style IRC Trails/Trials GP-1 -- Good in mud, good on pavement Super Explorer MeFO - Good all around (Tread pattern looks like IRC Trails/Trials GP-1) Shinko 244 -- Copy of IRC Trails/Trials GP-1 Big knobs TKC - 80 -- Good on pavement, good on dirt. (Tread pattern is big knobs, bigger than the others), still slides in mud though. Dunlop D606 -- Best in the dirt? How about mud? Not as good on pavement. Question - If dirt traction is the goal and mud is a possibility, is there any reason to avoid the larger knobs of the TKC-80 / Dunlop 606, other than quick wearing on the street? Is there some chance that the smaller blocks style is actually better than the big knobs style off road? This seems counter intuitive, but what do I know (not much, obviously). -- Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================