I still have maybe an ounce of it left after around 30 years. The toothpick
I left in the container is very well lubed now.
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On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 6:22 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> You got me curious so I went out to the garage to check it. It's Bel-Ray
> waterproof grease. Very thick stuff. It would most definitely hold bearings
> in place for assembly.
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Bel-Ray-FBA_99540-TB16W-Waterproof-Grease/dp/B0045L75M6?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0045L75M6
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> On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 6:11 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
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>> That sounds like maybe marine grease.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck, could you use wheel bearing grease, or maybe assembly grease?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 9, 2019 7:53 PM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Axel Grease
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> There is some stuff that I have from back in motorcycle days. I don't
>> remember where I got it, but it said "salt water resistant" on the package.
>> I still use it (the little container lasts a long, long, LONG time). I use
>> it to lube the PTO shaft on the tractor and mower. Also use it on the hitch
>> pins/draw pins for different accessories. Very sticky stuff, but it's not
>> black. More like a dark brown.
>>
>>
>>
>> I could take a picture of it, but that container must be 30 years old...
>>
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>> bp
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>> On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 5:35 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>
>> When I was a kid, my grandfather had a container of axel grease. Like
>> grease the hubs/axels of a horse drawn vehicle axel grease. It was sticky
>> nasty black stuff. The only use I knew about was he would grease the ball
>> hitch on his car prior to pulling his camp trailer.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tomorrow I start the reassembly of a big ol dump truck transmission. One
>> of the things I will need to do is to mate the input shaft to the main
>> shaft and the input shaft has a bunch of needle bearings inside. Always a
>> touchy thing. You grease up the input shaft, carefully place the bearings
>> and hope they do not fall out during assembly.
>>
>>
>>
>> I wish I had some of my grandfather’s axel grease. I am considering
>> melting some paraffin and adding some grease to make a sticky facsimile of
>> what I remember.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone know of a super thick and sticky grease?
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