Cedar
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- November 2, 2010
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- City, State
- Portland, OR
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '94 XLT
I'm in the Northwest and looking forward to some wet, snowy, likely slushy/salty conditions and when the weather is good in the future, I found a recreational spot that requires passing through water up to the hubs.
The grease in my manual warn hubs around the o-ring dust seals look grungy and water-wet. I need to replace an o-ring and clean them up. If I make sure to only get a thin coating in the mechanism and on the spindle (I've read enough of where people get into trouble with too much grease in the hubs), why wouldn't I want to use some good marine trailer bearing grease around the o-ring for a good water seal?
What's in there now looks like Ford's dark gray lithium with moly complex grease. Though there are a couple spots that look fairly pearly blue. Does the hub-spindle interface develop the sliding pressures where a moly added grease is necessary to preserve the parts? I know I don't want the marine grease to mix with the bearing grease (different soap bases), but it's tacky enough and the drop point is 550 F so I'm assuming it's not going anywhere?
When I asked the parts guy at one local dealer he said they didn't stock any greases specified in my manual, couldn't recognize them by the names either (long life lube, 4x4 lube). Are M1C75-B or M1C198-A relevant specs anymore?
The grease in my manual warn hubs around the o-ring dust seals look grungy and water-wet. I need to replace an o-ring and clean them up. If I make sure to only get a thin coating in the mechanism and on the spindle (I've read enough of where people get into trouble with too much grease in the hubs), why wouldn't I want to use some good marine trailer bearing grease around the o-ring for a good water seal?
What's in there now looks like Ford's dark gray lithium with moly complex grease. Though there are a couple spots that look fairly pearly blue. Does the hub-spindle interface develop the sliding pressures where a moly added grease is necessary to preserve the parts? I know I don't want the marine grease to mix with the bearing grease (different soap bases), but it's tacky enough and the drop point is 550 F so I'm assuming it's not going anywhere?
When I asked the parts guy at one local dealer he said they didn't stock any greases specified in my manual, couldn't recognize them by the names either (long life lube, 4x4 lube). Are M1C75-B or M1C198-A relevant specs anymore?