What is blue grease?
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Race Director
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
What is blue grease?
I pulled apart my front wheel assembly because i noticed that the play was excesive (10 thou). Under the cap I found nice, red grease. Cool! Pulled off the spindle and found that the outer bearing hadn't been repacked (though not dry) and that the space between the bearings was full of blue grease.
Isn't blue grease for boat trailers? What on earth is is doing in there?
Isn't blue grease for boat trailers? What on earth is is doing in there?
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The guy did that one last time used what he had, happened to be blue. For the most part, grease is grease. It all makes stuff slide. There might be a measureable difference between one and the other but I have never seen it.
The grease I used is red.
The grease I used is red.
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I think your right, blue is for trailers. Water resistant comes to mind. If its good in water is got to be good for passenger cars and trucks, including Vettes. I believe white grease like Lubriplate is good for brake hardware. The dark grease with a string type consistency has probably given way to a better blend or compound for a all purpose use.
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Yes, it definatley has a green tinge to it and it looks to be opaque.
Thanks for putting my mind at ease guys. I've fouond some pretty odd things in this car alread and I suppose I'm a little hypersensitive.
Thanks for putting my mind at ease guys. I've fouond some pretty odd things in this car alread and I suppose I'm a little hypersensitive.
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Valvoline Super Blue. I had a tub for years. Seemed to be a real good wheel bearing grease, but if you packed bearings by hand, it looked like you'd stuck your hands in an airplane toilet. You were tinted blue for a couple of days.
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I still have a tub of it and use it often! Very good stuff for a non-synthetic!
