Should grease melt on a hot day?

[gonesurfing]

My grease gun had grease leaking everywhere the other day when I was cleaning out the shed. I have a tube of Castrol synthetic #2 lithium soap (light blue color) in there.

Now, it was very hot that day, but should grease melt and run at 100F? I don't remember experiencing this before with other brands.

 

[Steve S]

kinda normal it is the oil seperate from from the thick stuff "soap".

 

[Wrehch]

That's oil separation. If it's a problem you might consider trying a grease with a better oil speration rating.

 

[doitmyself]

Most (not ALL) greases show oil separation when the gun's plunger is under spring pressure. It's normal to a certain extent. Some say you should pull the plunger out to relieve pressure during storage.

Now.....you people endorsing the boutique greases that never separate can chime in.

 

[bruce381]

some grease will bleed a few percent oil that is normal. But a total "melt' like butter on a hot day NO that would/could be due to other soap types of grease mixing with whatever you have now.
bruce