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Old 10-27-2024, 07:04 PM   #1
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What grease is everyone using to grease the zerk fittings on your ride?

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Old 10-27-2024, 07:05 PM   #2
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A grease gun.
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Old 10-27-2024, 08:45 PM   #3
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Use a high quality chassis grease like this:
https://www.amazon.com/LubriMatic-11...45009834&psc=1
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Old 10-28-2024, 07:35 AM   #4
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What grease is everyone using to grease the zerk fittings on your ride?
Oh, what grease?
That's a different question than the one initially posed.

As responded in post #2, any high-quality chassis grease will do the trick on these old Fords.
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:31 AM   #5
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I still like to use the same pail of green chassis gun & cup grease I got at the corner Sears store a long long time ago, far far away. Great for smearing on gaskets too. 8^)
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Old 10-28-2024, 12:03 PM   #6
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A grease gun.
Borrowing a quote. Now that is funny right there. I don't care who you are!
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Old 10-28-2024, 12:14 PM   #7
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I've been happy with Lucas Red & Tacky grease for chassis lubrication.
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Old 10-28-2024, 01:00 PM   #8
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^^^^Yup!
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Old 10-28-2024, 07:07 PM   #9
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I've been happy with Lucas Red & Tacky grease for chassis lubrication.

X2 on the Lucas Red & Tacky.
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Old 10-30-2024, 07:16 AM   #10
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I used to love the Sears grease but they took it away from us.
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Old 11-03-2024, 01:23 PM   #11
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I get the tubes from Tractor Supply, if it is good enough for farm machinery, it is good enough for my old Ford!
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Old 11-03-2024, 01:36 PM   #12
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I don't think that the kind of grease is that important. I remember that I was surprised to find out from the owner's manual that the lubrication interval in my '51 coupe was only 1000 miles. With an interval like that, I would think that frequency of lubrication trumps grease quality.
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Old 11-03-2024, 07:58 PM   #13
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Lucas Red and tacky especially down here in the desert heat. Continuing with Tubman, my father taught us kids ALWAYS 1,000-1,500 miles in the rainy NW. 6-8 months out of the year the streets are wet and washing the suspension. Continuing his thought, more about purging the moving parts of water.
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Old 11-03-2024, 09:37 PM   #14
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Old 11-05-2024, 04:31 PM   #15
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Has anyone found a good substitute for the discontinued rear roller bearing grease?
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Old 11-06-2024, 09:01 AM   #16
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Has anyone found a good substitute for the discontinued rear roller bearing grease?
https://abro.com/product/3-super-heavy-duty-grease/
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