scrappie

What kind of grease to you guys recommend for re-packing front wheel bearings on 70 442?
Whats the benefit of Moly grease?

joe_padavano

I just buy a tub of wheel bearing grease at the parts store.

scrappie

OK thx Joe. Thats what I was planning but didn't know if one type (or color) is better than other

joe_padavano

I've never had an issue with generic wheel bearing grease. Frankly, I suspect that properly packing the bearings is far more important than the type of grease, especially on older cars that aren't highly stressed. I took high school auto shop waaaaay back, just after the Earth cooled, and they taught us to force the grease into the bearings by pressing the bearing against a glob of grease in the palm of our hand.

oldcutlass

I always buy disc brake/hi temp grease as it can be used with either.

joe_padavano

I suspect that these days you'll be hard pressed to find a tub of wheel bearing grease that isn't disc brake/high temp.

1969w3155

Just the way that I learned to do it, so many years ago.

Vintage Chief

^^x3^^ Except the Earth had not cooled completely when I was taught the same manner of packing grease into bearings.

exotec

and I was wondering a few days ago what my brother was doing!

exotec

May I add a question here? what are you going to use for ball joints? same or something different?

oldcutlass

Just a generic grease that comes in a tube for a grease gun.

exotec

Thank you Eric!

Lonnies Performance

The only caution is that certain types of greases should not be mixed.
There are, to name a few, calcuim, lithium, moly, & silicone based greases.

Some are not compatible with each other so it is preferred when repacking to thoroughly clean out the old & install new instead of mixing the 2.

71OldscutlassS

I just use common ball bearing grease for the wheel bearings and ball joints on the suspension and steering linkage.

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Dja642@aol.com

I still have the container of Quaker State wheel bearing grease purchased when my 68 Cutlass was new. It has a “firmness” to it compared to a container of Castro’s wheel bearing grease which looks like what you would put in a grease gun. It’s possible the QS goes back to my 56 Super 88. It was a few years ago.