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"Calvin Sambrook" writes:

The grease I was using to re-lube was Castrol LM, a lithium grease, which
comes in a tub with a cover over the grease with a hole in the middle. You

I use Finish Line for regreasing my bicycle bearings.
It's never gone hard as you describe. It gets dirty after
a while, and as it's deliberately white so any dirt shows
up, that's clear to see, at which point I wash out the old
grease before reapplying.

I thought it was specifically a bicycle grease, but on
checking the tub, it doesn't actually say that anywhere on
it. It says it's a 100% synthetic grease, loaded with micron
sized teflon balls, with a film strength of 200,000 PSI
(which should just about handle my pedal force;-) and an
operating temperature of -65F to +500F. Never carbonises
under heat or pressure, never separates out, and keeps
bearing surfaces dry even when operating fully submerged.

I bought it about 10 years ago in a specialist cycling shop,
and the 16oz tub is going to easily see me out. Cost £13.

Having now read that, I might try it for some other things
too.

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Andrew Gabriel
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