Can't find Syth moly grease.......
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Valvloine is what I used. The full synth with moly or even the durablend with Moly are good.
985 Valvoline. Not at all hard to find....
I just went through this. I ordered 5 tubes from Amsoil directly and they sent one and told me the rest were backordered. Really nice of them since they said on their website they were in, showed they were shipped, and it wasn't until I go the box I found out otherwise.
I ended up running to 3 different stores before finding some Valvoline durablend synth at Kragen/Shuckers/Checker.
I ended up running to 3 different stores before finding some Valvoline durablend synth at Kragen/Shuckers/Checker.
cruiserdan said:
Actually found some @ Wally World last time i was there, very cheap as i recall!
semlin
curmudgeon
redline synth with moly can be used for wheel bearings and knuckles.
I use Amsoil GHD. IIRC there is a guy from Yankee Toys that is an Amsoil dealer.
Just get regular Valvoline Moly imop. Most synthetic greases are thicker and don't seem to flow as easily. The important thing is to do the front end service in the first place. I highly highly doubt spending the extra money on syn will be noticeable in any way at all, except in your wallet.
None of the over the counter syn grease has a fully adaqute amount of moly for a birfield aplication. Will it work for the most part, sure but IMO not worth the trade off just for high drop points of syn. I think Amsoil is the only syn with a 3% moly.
I thought Valvoline palladium has 3% moly. Anyway, I run the palladium for the birf and slip yokes and the durablend for wheel bearings and u joints.
Buck Buchanan
EDIT Realized you said 3% moly for synthetics
Buck Buchanan
EDIT Realized you said 3% moly for synthetics
Ditto for the NAPA stocked Valvoline Palladium (3% Moly, but not synthetic) for my birfs and driveshafts, Mobil Red synthetic for the U-joints. The Palladium apparently meets all requirements for Caterpillar, etc and is used in the trucking, mining and heavy equipment industry, but it is still a NLGI 2 Lithium based grease, so we can use it. More solid lubricant (Moly) left behind if the grease gets pressed out or washed off is the idea I think. It is for sure is a deeper shiner black color than other Moly greases.
No hijack intended;
Just realized that my U-joints had not been greased for about 1 1/2 years or 35K miles !!
Somehow they got missed, always running here or there, forgot to buy the synthetic, couldn't find the synthetic a few times, etc,etc.
Well, did it today; surprisingly, when I greased the rear shaft out came the red I put in over a year ago, a bit dry, but not totally. However, out of one cap came some ? brown grease not really rusty grease, couldn't really tell. Might have been the kid at WalMart before I told him not to use regular grease.
The front shaft U-joints however were dry
, they took a lot, and about all that came out was what I had just put in. Got me worried now. Maybe that was the source of the rumble I recently started noticing first thing in the morning, ya think? We will see.
Back to the OP's thread:
How much different would Amsoil's Synthetic 3% Moly grease be from the Valvoline Palladium ie: any significant difference in protection, less rolling resistance?? I am all for synthetics when I can find them.
Thanks
No hijack intended;
Just realized that my U-joints had not been greased for about 1 1/2 years or 35K miles !!
Somehow they got missed, always running here or there, forgot to buy the synthetic, couldn't find the synthetic a few times, etc,etc.
Well, did it today; surprisingly, when I greased the rear shaft out came the red I put in over a year ago, a bit dry, but not totally. However, out of one cap came some ? brown grease not really rusty grease, couldn't really tell. Might have been the kid at WalMart before I told him not to use regular grease.
The front shaft U-joints however were dry
, they took a lot, and about all that came out was what I had just put in. Got me worried now. Maybe that was the source of the rumble I recently started noticing first thing in the morning, ya think? We will see.Back to the OP's thread:
How much different would Amsoil's Synthetic 3% Moly grease be from the Valvoline Palladium ie: any significant difference in protection, less rolling resistance?? I am all for synthetics when I can find them.
Thanks
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Holy thread revival!
2+ years old....
2+ years old....
Anyone ever heard of Amalie brand products? A local guy carries it and their moly grease is 5% moly. http://www.amalie.com
I second that, if you have a high mileage 80 and have worn axle shafts (where the inner seal and inner axle meet) the thicker Amsoil will work its way into the axle making a mess of you gear oil and diff.
As soon as I stopped adding Amsoil tin the fill hole of the birf and started using dino moly, my grease in the diff went away.
I could just replace the axle shafts but why, with thinner dino lube, I have no problem.
