Re: Bad install? 'Singing' noise after axles replaced

DemoDisk wrote:
> "Andrew Chaplin" <ab.chaplin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:LqCdnSZ9legfU07anZ2dnUVZ_tyknZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > "DemoDisk" <packrat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> > > That's a new one on me. What are the wrong and right kinds of
> grease?
> >
> > GP, graphite and lithium are three common greases each with
> applications where
> > they produce better or worse results. GP is entirely petroleum-based,
> graphite
> > is used in high temperature areas, and lithium is used where
> resistance to
> > washout by water is needed.
>
>
> Good information -- thanks, Andrew

GP, by the way is "general purpose" a designation used by the military
and corresponds to what most know as "axle grease," but there are SAE
numeric designations that you will find in service manuals.

I used graphite grease on barrels and springs of the 40 mm Bofors; it
is just about the hardest stuff in NATO to get out of one's clothing.
Lithium grease smells fragrant, almost edible. Don't.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLAIDUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO