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 -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 6:11 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > 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... > > > -- > > bp > > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > > > > > 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? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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