Well, to be honest I used to use what the U.S. Army threw away. My Dad and I would fill a butter tube full of Moly EP grease by scraping the sides of the huge grease drums the motor pool threw away. We had child cheaters we would use. Some times we would get three large butter tubs of grease that way. When I had to start buying it I used QS Moly EP. I have wheel bearing on a 4x4 in a 1986 that still look new. THat same truck has the origanal CV-joints. I used a needle and a greese gun to lube them every year!I clean the boot with 100% alchol and then rub a dap of black rtv over the puncture area for the needle. Becareful not to tear boot!
We used to get Break Free the same way. When ever we saw a drum in the trash or buy it we would check to see how much was in it. Often their was 8-24 onzes left in a five gallon pail.
Moly EP grease is the only way to go!! I use Moly EP grease every wear!! IF you can find a synthetic grease that also has Moly then that is even better. For automotive use I have found that it works great. I have tried non-moly fortified lithium bas gease and calcium based lubes and have not liked them as much.
Last time I bought some I bought six big tubes of Sunoco Moly EP for $.68 a tube. The place was going out of business so I bought what they had left! MOLY EP #2 or #3 and you will be fine!
P.S. You can add miltec-1 to any grease. I added some last time to my wheel bearings I used a pop sicle stick to whip it into the grease.
[ February 14, 2004, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: JohnBrowning ]