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Suspension Maintenance 02 CR250
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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 695907, member: 22283"] Moly grease has nothing to do with it. Molybdenum disalfate is simply a mineral additive that is usually mixed in a lithium base. It is correct to say that moly and water don't mix...but that's like saying sand and grape juice don't mix. Sand and grape juice WILL mix, but the sand will never stay "in suspension". Same with oil and water, they will mix...but the oil will eventually come out of suspension with the water. Prior to the oil coming out of suspension, the mixture is known as an "emulsion". The tar stuff you put on an asphault driveway to seal it is an emulsion. One applied, the water will evaporate out leaving the tar dry and happy on your drive. Using a marine grease will insure that you have a product that was specifically designed to withstand a full mixing of water and oil. Zerks are a good thing, but like anything else you must care for that set-up too. Every once and awhile you should purge ALL the grease out of the housing. Just keep pumping until you see plenty of the new grease coming out. Even grease and it's base will not stay suspended indefinately. That is why you will see a puddle of oil on top of a can of grease sometimes...the oil has come out of suspension with the soap base. Neglecting ANY bearing housing and not replentishing it with fresh, well suspended grease, can lead to the oil having left the soap base, and soap base is nothing but a friction creator. Soap bases you will find in an old neglegted housing have very little lubricity, yet it looks nice and thick. The oil has left it and it is useless. I am not a grease "expert" per se either. However, I get paid for giving the same advise I just gave y'all....if that is any consolation. [/QUOTE]
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