Jim,
I've read your .02 enough now... you're up to $1.50...
Make it stop....
WST
Gambony, Jim wrote:
> This has probably already been covered....
>
> The hot setup when I used to go to the MG shows 10 yrs ago was to clean the
> inside of the wheel hub, Silcone seal the spoke ends, then load grease onto
> the splines. That way the grease couldn't get past the spoke heads and down
> the spokes. Really worked well.
>
> Just my .02.
>
> Jim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Boatright [SMTP:jboatri@emory.edu]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 1998 10:24 PM
> > To: hdr@ross.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Synthetic Grease
> >
> > My neighbor is an Amsoil reseller. He saw all the grease flung out onto my
> > wire wheels. he's looking into whether some of their special grease
> > formulations for industry might stick better. He thinks they carry two
> > types that will be much better than anything available at PEP Boys, etc.
> > I'll get back to you with what he finds and what the costs are.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > >Any one ever tried this stuff on Knock-offs? Is it thik enough not to
> > >centrifuge out of the spoke holes and down my spokes?
> > >
> > >>>>>> On Wed, 18 February 1998 21:08:45 -0500,
> > >>>>>>Rich_and_Kerry@compuserve.com (Richard Peterson) wrote:
> > >
> > >> Give your local Dupont Performance Lubricants salesman a call. Dupont
> > >> makes a line of synthetic greases under the Krytox brand name which use
> > a
> > >> PFPE (perfluoropolyether) oil thickened with PTFE (Teflon). It is
> > rated
> > >> for continuous use up to 260 degrees celcius and down to forty below
> > zero
> > >> and is chemically inert, so it won't react with anything which may come
> > >> into contact with it (gas, liquid or solid). I think the GPL-225 would
> > >> probably meet your needs, but something thicker (GPL-226) might be
> > good,
> > >> too. You should be able to get a 'sample' tube of this stuff for about
> > $10
> > >> or less. I've never used it on a distributor, but I imagine it would
> > >> proably work well. Check out:
> > >> http://www.lubricants.dupont.com/kprodinf.html. If you need info on
> > other
> > >> greases, let me know.
> > >>
> > >> Rich P.
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
> > http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
> >
> >
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