Does anyone have a favorite wheel bearing grease for their drag cars? Do you buy what's inexpensive or do you like higher end grease. Is there really a noticeable difference between grease? Thank you
I'm a big believer in synthetic lubricants. Honestly, it's probably more important to use a good grease on your trailer wheel bearings than your race car considering how little actual run time, dirt and temp our race car wheel bearings actually see but either way, I use synthetic in everything.
Billy Duhs - BD104X@gmail.com
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I bought some grease from MicroBlue bearings. It's no longer available but it showed me that the lightest grease you can get is the way to go. Try not to use grease with a "tackifier" which makes it stick to the bearings. As Billy said the run time will let you get away with something you couldn't otherwise. Also it doesn't take very much grease.
I also installed some of their coated bearings and was pleasantly surprised that they do spin much easier.
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I agree with DB regarding synthetic. The syn part is the oil/additives contained within the grease. The thickener found in most high quality automotive greases is lithium complex. The best way to think of grease is an oil sponge. The thickener simply carries and releases the oil that does the lubrication. That's why there is often an initial show of oil when you use a tube of grease that's been sitting around. You can quantify greases performance to a certain degree by looking at the Timken OK load, weld point and Falex wear index.
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...it showed me that the lightest grease you can get is the way to go.
Most all automotive greases are rated NLGI-2. That's greases equivalent of oil viscosity. I use a NLGI-0 rated grease on my bicycle bearings. If it's performance parameters are good enough for drag racing I'm don't know.
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Curtis, I actually had a new tube of the low drag grease. All it took was remembering where I put it. Oddly enough it was in the last place I looked. Lol
Originally posted by Little Chief: Curtis, I actually had a new tube of the low drag grease. All it took was remembering where I put it. Oddly enough it was in the last place I looked. Lol
Been there myself. Seems more often than not now. LOL
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Originally posted by Little Chief: Curtis, I actually had a new tube of the low drag grease. All it took was remembering where I put it. Oddly enough it was in the last place I looked. Lol
It is ALWAYS last place you look. Lol.
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I use a small amount of Mobile synthetic grease on the ceramic front wheel and the ceramic rear axle bearings, ( a very small amount). I don't use ceramic bearings in the 9 inch.
After a little more than two years, the bearings look great.
Bob
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