George
Apr 3 2005, 04:31 PM
I couldn't find a thread on here anywhere about wheel bearing grease.
Anyway, I need some suggestions about what type to use - synthetic or what - for track use.
My car is used mainly for lap days - the longest sessions are 20 -25 minutes on the Mosport GP track which is about 2.5 miles long.
Thanks
George
1LEThumper
Apr 3 2005, 06:27 PM
What kind of car? 4th gens you can't repack them at least as far as I'm aware...just replace when you notice they start to get loose. I don't know if there is a 'race' bearing for it like the C5s or not...but I do not think so.
As for the others, Moblie 1 syn. grease seems to hold up pretty good, RedLine also makes some and I want to say there is a CV grease out there but I can't remember the name of it. There are some exotic grease's out there but for most normal people those get the job done.
George
Apr 3 2005, 06:53 PM
Sorry, I forgot to mention it's an 83 thirdgen with iron calipers. The hubs/rims get pretty warm so I was concerned about having good grease in there.
The car has 17" Ronal Hawk rims which are not the best design for cooling. Actually they're a lousy design because they interfer with the calipers on any of the big brake conversions so the best I can do is probably going to be 1LE.
So, Mobile 1 syn should be OK then?? It's not like it's being raced really hard but running on the track 20 minutes at a time is getting up there.
George
slowTA
Apr 3 2005, 08:14 PM
I've been using the Valvoline synthetic stuff, but really don't have much to compare it to. I guess anything new that has a good name on the label will be fine.
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