Heavy Grease Substitute?

[Dave Ahrendt]

Hi all, Has anyone found a US available equivalent for this "Castrol Heavy Grease" for the TC rear hub. I'm going through yet another teardown now to cure a bad case of oily brakes. I installed speedisleeves on the axle and new lip seals on the bearing carrier last winter. After a few hundred miles I had oil all over the brakes but the back side of the carrier and the area right around it were dry as a bone. So I think the carrier seal must be working but the oil is coming from where the two flanges meet. Where else can it come from? So what was done with this grease? Completely pack the bearing carrier and hub before assembling? And then force more in through the fitting? Any other ideas? I assume high temperature wheel bearing grease is not sufficient. On another topic... Just trying to get to the archives is a real !@&^$#. I have no idea how many accounts or passwords I now have with this Yahoo (&%&^#@&(%^). Yep, Yahoo is a good name for them. Regards, Dave Ahrendt '46 TC #0524

[David Lodge]

Dave, Castrol are now reproducing and selling ( and, I believe, home delivering) all of their so-called vintage lubricants, at least in the U.K. Might want to try their U.S. dealers? David Lodge, TC 1704 Dave Ahrendt wrote:

> Hi all, > > Has anyone found a US available equivalent for this "Castrol Heavy Grease" > for the TC rear hub. > I'm going through yet another teardown now to cure a bad case of oily > brakes. I installed speedisleeves on the axle and new lip seals on the > bearing carrier last winter. After a few hundred miles I had oil all over > the brakes but the back side of the carrier and the area right around it > were dry as a bone. So I think the carrier seal must be working but the oil > is coming from where the two flanges meet. Where else can it come from? > > So what was done with this grease? Completely pack the bearing carrier and > hub before assembling? And then force more in through the fitting? > > Any other ideas? I assume high temperature wheel bearing grease is not > sufficient. > > On another topic... Just trying to get to the archives is a real !@&^$#. I > have no idea how many accounts or passwords I now have with this Yahoo > (&%&^#@&(%^). Yep, Yahoo is a good name for them. > > Regards, > Dave Ahrendt > '46 TC #0524 > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Roger Furneaux]

hi Dave, and others with oily rear brakes - I repeat, there should be NO oil in the rear hub, and the CHG, even if available, might not be the perfect solution. New hubs do not have the drilling for the grease nipple anyway. BUT by fitting hub nuts with lip seals (from Phil Marino, or yours truly) you will have a good chance of keeping the oil in the diff., at least for a while. If you stick with the old brass scrolls, here are a few tips for keeping the oil in the hub: 1) Do NOT use a paper gasket between the flanges, but Silastic Instant Gasket. 2) Since most axle casings are worn the lip seal at the back of the carrier has a difficult job, so use shielded bearings. These have the suffix 2Z or ZZ for two metal shields, or 2RS or DDU for two rubber seals. The cheap one is the 6208, if you want the better heavy duty one, ask for M208 (original was LJBL40, now obsolete) 3) Change to taper-fit half-shafts which do not allow oil to pass (apart from any other advantages) or try to seal the splines in the hub. Araldite and Silastic have been tried, but usually fail due to movement between the two. ocTagonally TCRoger Dave Ahrendt wrote:

>>Has anyone found a US available equivalent for this "Castrol Heavy Grease" >>for the TC rear hub. >>I'm going through yet another teardown now to cure a bad case of oily >>brakes. I installed speedisleeves on the axle and new lip seals on the >>bearing carrier last winter. After a few hundred miles I had oil all over >>the brakes but the back side of the carrier and the area right around it >>were dry as a bone. So I think the carrier seal must be working but the oil >>is coming from where the two flanges meet. Where else can it come from? >> >>So what was done with this grease? Completely pack the bearing carrier and >>hub before assembling? And then force more in through the fitting? >> >>Any other ideas? I assume high temperature wheel bearing grease is not >>sufficient.

[David Lodge]

Hang on! Got a website here!! http://castrolclassicoils.co.uk David L David Lodge wrote:

> Dave, > Castrol are now reproducing and selling ( and, I believe, home delivering) all > of their so-called vintage lubricants, at least in the U.K. Might want to try > their U.S. dealers? > David Lodge, TC 1704 > > Dave Ahrendt wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Has anyone found a US available equivalent for this "Castrol Heavy Grease" > > for the TC rear hub. > > I'm going through yet another teardown now to cure a bad case of oily > > brakes. I installed speedisleeves on the axle and new lip seals on the > > bearing carrier last winter. After a few hundred miles I had oil all over > > the brakes but the back side of the carrier and the area right around it > > were dry as a bone. So I think the carrier seal must be working but the oil > > is coming from where the two flanges meet. Where else can it come from? > > > > So what was done with this grease? Completely pack the bearing carrier and > > hub before assembling? And then force more in through the fitting? > > > > Any other ideas? I assume high temperature wheel bearing grease is not > > sufficient. > > > > On another topic... Just trying to get to the archives is a real !@&^$#. I > > have no idea how many accounts or passwords I now have with this Yahoo > > (&%&^#@&(%^). Yep, Yahoo is a good name for them. > > > > Regards, > > Dave Ahrendt > > '46 TC #0524 > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[C Sherriff]

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>Hang on! Got a website here!! http://castrolclassicoils.co.uk

David Lhttp://www.castrolclassicoils.co.uk for a result Clive Oxford UK

[David Lodge]

Most amusing, I'm sure! (I really must stop drinking that cheap wine!) David lodge C Sherriff wrote:

> Message text written by INTERNET:wargs@Mac.com > >Hang on! Got a website here!! http://castrolclassicoils.co.uk > David L ================================================ > > Thanks David, > > BUT -- For those who get a dead end and dont unravel the clues try:- > > http://www.castrolclassicoils.co.uk > > for a result > > Clive > Oxford UK

[David Lodge]

David Lodge wrote:

> Dave, > Castrol are now reproducing and selling ( and, I believe, home delivering) all > of their so-called vintage lubricants, at least in the U.K. Might want to try > their U.S. dealers? > David Lodge, TC 1704 > > Dave Ahrendt wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Has anyone found a US available equivalent for this "Castrol Heavy Grease" > > for the TC rear hub. > > I'm going through yet another teardown now to cure a bad case of oily > > brakes. I installed speedisleeves on the axle and new lip seals on the > > bearing carrier last winter. After a few hundred miles I had oil all over > > the brakes but the back side of the carrier and the area right around it > > were dry as a bone. So I think the carrier seal must be working but the oil > > is coming from where the two flanges meet. Where else can it come from? > > > > So what was done with this grease? Completely pack the bearing carrier and > > hub before assembling? And then force more in through the fitting? > > > > Any other ideas? I assume high temperature wheel bearing grease is not > > sufficient. > > > > On another topic... Just trying to get to the archives is a real !@&^$#. I > > have no idea how many accounts or passwords I now have with this Yahoo > > (&%&^#@&(%^). Yep, Yahoo is a good name for them. > > > > Regards, > > Dave Ahrendt > > '46 TC #0524 > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/