Chewbacca's Birfield Grease List
UPDATE 2023: Some new greases added. I will check to see if anything in the list is unavailable.
Okay... so there are some scattered posts on which greases are appropriate for the Birfield joints on the 80 series Cruisers, so here is a list of some greases I have found that seem to meet the criteria from the 80 series service manual. I noticed that finding grease that meets the criteria described in the manuals can sometimes be difficult, I am attempting to consolodate the list of greases that meet the criteria to one post in order to make it easier to track down the right stuff quickly.
The manual says a few things:
Grease should be NLGI #2
(This is basically what temperature range the grease is designed for)
Grease should have a Lithium thickener
(there are other thickeners out there, but the factory service manual specifies Lithium)
Molybdenum Disulphide additive
(I haven't found any mention of minimum concentration percentage (yet) in my 1993 manual but many 'Mud members mention 2% minimum)
Please let me know if I have missed anything important here. I will post some links to products that I have located online. Please note that as manufacturers change their websites, these links may no longer work.
UPDATED LIST 2023:
This is a new one for 2023:
TRIAX GUARDIAN HD 2 - Heavy Duty Moly Grease
Also new for the list:
HUSKEY™ HTS-2 MOLY GREASE
AeroShell Grease 64 5% Moly
Mag 1 733 Grey EP Moly Lithium Grease
Valvoline Moly-Fortified Multi-Purpose Grease
Valvoline SynPower Synthetic Automotive Grease
Sta-Lube SL3330 Moly-Graph Extreme Pressure Multi-Purpose Lithium Grease
Delo Heavy Duty EP 3% 2
CRC SL3146 Moly-Graph Extreme Pressure Multi-Purpose Lithium Grease - 7 lbs.
Mobil 13.7 oz. Cartridge Extreme Pressure Automotive Grease
Mystik JT-6 Hi-Temp Grease with Moly, 14
Jet-Lube 33050 #202 Moly-Lith Grease
Amsoil has my favorite grease, although it uses a calcium thickener.
https://www.amsoil.com/p/synthetic-polymeric-off-road-grease-nlgi-2-gpor2/
I hope this list comes in handy!
UPDATE 2023: Some new greases added. I will check to see if anything in the list is unavailable.
Okay... so there are some scattered posts on which greases are appropriate for the Birfield joints on the 80 series Cruisers, so here is a list of some greases I have found that seem to meet the criteria from the 80 series service manual. I noticed that finding grease that meets the criteria described in the manuals can sometimes be difficult, I am attempting to consolodate the list of greases that meet the criteria to one post in order to make it easier to track down the right stuff quickly.
The manual says a few things:
Grease should be NLGI #2
(This is basically what temperature range the grease is designed for)
Grease should have a Lithium thickener
(there are other thickeners out there, but the factory service manual specifies Lithium)
Molybdenum Disulphide additive
(I haven't found any mention of minimum concentration percentage (yet) in my 1993 manual but many 'Mud members mention 2% minimum)
Please let me know if I have missed anything important here. I will post some links to products that I have located online. Please note that as manufacturers change their websites, these links may no longer work.
UPDATED LIST 2023:
This is a new one for 2023:
TRIAX GUARDIAN HD 2 - Heavy Duty Moly Grease
Also new for the list:
HUSKEY™ HTS-2 MOLY GREASE
AeroShell Grease 64 5% Moly
Mag 1 733 Grey EP Moly Lithium Grease
Valvoline Moly-Fortified Multi-Purpose Grease
Valvoline SynPower Synthetic Automotive Grease
Sta-Lube SL3330 Moly-Graph Extreme Pressure Multi-Purpose Lithium Grease
Delo Heavy Duty EP 3% 2
CRC SL3146 Moly-Graph Extreme Pressure Multi-Purpose Lithium Grease - 7 lbs.
Mobil 13.7 oz. Cartridge Extreme Pressure Automotive Grease
Mystik JT-6 Hi-Temp Grease with Moly, 14
Jet-Lube 33050 #202 Moly-Lith Grease
Amsoil has my favorite grease, although it uses a calcium thickener.
https://www.amsoil.com/p/synthetic-polymeric-off-road-grease-nlgi-2-gpor2/
I hope this list comes in handy!
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