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Ur normal lithium grease cant handle any water itll wash out etc and ull trash your bearings. Lithium-based grease is water resistant and has a high tolerance for extreme temperatures.
Like Slick Honey Marine grease is oil soluble I think thats the right term - in any case it wont ruin suspension oil like polylube teflon etc.
Marine grease vs lithium grease. A conventional or regular lithium soap based grease will score a 70 to 90 millimetre wearscar mark. AMSOILs Synthetic Water Resistant Grease scored a 042 millimetre scar mark. When comparing wear or scar marks between the marine grease vs.
Regular grease the marine grease offers half as much wear as the regular grease. What are the differences between marine grease and lithium grease. Lithium grease is a viscous lubricant that uses lithium base oil as its primary ingredient.
Whereas marine grease also uses base oils but it adds other ingredients like corrosion inhibitors and water-resistant agents. Ur normal lithium grease cant handle any water itll wash out etc and ull trash your bearings. Marine grease never read the can just know its blue and says marine grease on it is more or less water proof.
Keeps water out of bearings. Plus its thinner and much less sticky compared to regular auto bearing grease. L ithium or lithium complex greases are commonly marketed as marine grease because of the relatively low cost compare to the aluminum and calcium sulfonate based greases.
The downside is that the lithium greases do not provide nearly the level of protection as the aluminum and calcium sulfonate based greases. Fresh and salt water attacks grease but marine grease is designed to withstand water. The most important issue here is that you need to make sure whatever grease you use matches the grease already in place because marine.
Types of Wheel Bearing Grease Calcium-based grease has high water resistance but only moderate heat resistance. Lithium-based grease is water resistant and has a high tolerance for extreme temperatures. Lastly white lithium grease is a multipurpose grease that resists corrosion and repels water.
A real marine grease will have an aluminum or calcium based thickenerand be much more water resistant than a lithium complex greaseregardless of. Best Sellers in Automotive Lithium Greases 1. Lucas Oil 10533 White Lithium Grease - 8 oz.
Permatex 80345 White Lithium Grease 15 oz. Valvoline VV615 Automotive Multi-Purpose Grease 141 Fluid_Ounces. Super Lube 21030 Translucent White Color 3 oz.
Lucas Oil 10682 Marine Grease - 3 oz Pack of 3. Lithium Grease is also considered as one of the most popular lubricants due to its versatility. It also offers you better stability high-temperature capability water resistance pressure resistance and many more advantages.
Uses of Lithium Grease. As we said earlier the Lithium Grease is a versatile lubricant with around 75 market share of the entire industry. Marine Grease Vs Lithium Grease.
It was recommended to me by a marine mechanic as the best product for my trailer because the wheels get dunked regularly and this particular type of grease is supposed to be more water-resistant. Marine grease or white lithium. Any kinda duck butter will loosen things up.
I think you have other issues. Disconnect cable from motor and see if it moves freely - hard shifting to forward sound slike something is binding. The portion of the grease that determines the compatibility is the thickener.
Lithium complex is the thickener that is most compatible with other thickeners. There are only a few other thickeners that are not compatible with lithium complex when using one of the Graco greases. Like the other greases the use of this particular grease is held in the name.
Its specifically designed for marine and underwater use. Though the other greases wont wear away if theyre in the rain you need a special type of grease if your machinery or vehicle is going to be submerged underwater for extended periods of time. Marine grease is typically formulated with tackifiers that give it an affinity for the surface or make it more surface active Basically it makes grease stick better.
Marine grease also contains additives such as corrosion inhibitors for both ferrous and non-ferrous metals to protect against rust corrosion and pitting. White Lithium doesnt see much use in bicycles as udannykaya says. Marine Grease is specifically listed in Rockshox rebuild guides as the preferred internal main seal grease.
Like Slick Honey Marine grease is oil soluble I think thats the right term - in any case it wont ruin suspension oil like polylube teflon etc. 174 Location ca Aug 29 2019 1 The lucas website says their marine grease is calcium sulfate based and is even labeled as such on the tube. The same tube of grease on any other website such as lowes oreilys etc states the grease is lithium based and in their pictures the tube is not labeled as to what it uses.
I recently had a comment asking about the difference between dielectric grease and silicone grease and also how that compares to lithium grease. So lets talk about those differences today. Generally petroleum based it adheres well to metal its non-corrosive its moisture resistant it handles heavy loads really well.
Lithium-based grease is also the most common. On the other hand marine grease is used where water-washout is a deeper concern such as boat trailer wheel bearings inboard prop-shafts and powersports machines. Marine greases calcium-based thickening agents are water-resistant and tackier which helps it stay in place even when submerged.
Were talking about 8 vs 16 grease that will last decades. Who said you need to pack your bearings every day. Now youre making up arguments to refute.
Fact is lithium greases will wash out faster than marine calcium aluminum and numerous others. Fact is lithium grease has a poor oxidation prevention agents.