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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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Lost my Chiltons-what grease for u-joints?

What a lovely day! It was +25F!! It felt sooo warm after the -30F we had for a few days. I went for a nice long drive through town and picked up some stuff for an oil change...but....
....I seem to have misplaced my Chiltons manual So, I shall ask the YotaTechers What kind of grease should I use for the u-joints, yokes, and balljoints on my '93? I've always had shops do the greasing because I never got around to buying a grease gun. Now I have one though. I searched but only found results for 3rd gens. Thanks!
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Whatever the 3rd gens use. I use whatever's cheapest. I'm using some Mobile non-synthetic chassis grease. I don't care that it is not water proof long lasting, because i don't mind re greasing the drivetrain often.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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Okay! Great, thanks! The grease gun I bought came with "Lithium Multipurpose Grease"...should I just chuck that? Or would that possibly work? Any good brand I should look out for?
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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i believe that some parts use lithium and some use moly... but most people just run one type...
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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For cold weather use NLGI #1.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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You also now have a great excuse to get yourself a real FSM!
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Pistonman
For cold weather use NLGI #1.
Is that the brand or the type?

Originally Posted by breknraj
You also now have a great excuse to get yourself a real FSM!
I was actually already thinking about that
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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# 1 is the type. it flows better in cold weather.
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Alright. Thanks man
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