kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #1

Hi Guys,

Trying to do my propshaft UJs at the moment, and I've not got enough Castrol LM grease to finish the job.

Unfortunately I can't seem to find anyone that sells Castrol LM. Halfords list it on their website, but having visited two stores where they claimed to have it in stock, it seems that they have their stock codes mixed up and what they actually have is Castrol General Purpose grease.

I did look at the Comma LM Grease but it's a completely different colour to the Castrol and given that my grease gun is half full of Castrol at the moment is it safe to mix them?

Thought I ought to check before I do anything else!

 

matthew2riches

New Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #2

Any grease is better than no grease. LM is LM, doesn't matter what shade of colour it is

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #3

of course it is

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #4

So is it safe to mix the two brands?

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #5

Yep - won't cause any bother if both are LM grease

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2011

• #6

Station House said:

Yep - won't cause any bother if both are LM grease

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Ok, cheers.

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Nov 16, 2011

• #7

int they all ep2 grade?

 

J

jamesie

Well-Known Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #8

yep and high melting point.

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 16, 2011

• #9

I gave up and just ordered some more Castrol LM online. Just hope their stock control is better than Halfrauds.

Don't like the nasty looking black stuff!

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2011

• #10

Grrr. The grease I ordered arrived, but they've sent the wrong one. Like Haltwats, they seem to think that Castrol LM = Castrol Multipurpose grease, despite having a photo of LM on their page.

I've taken tomorrow off to put my repaired prop back on so I suppose I'll have to go out and get some of that black yakkum.

This stuff is high pressure and contains lithium but not only and is only standard temperature rated.

I'm sooooooo peed off.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2011

• #11

you can use any grease its only a needle bearing

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2011

• #12

jamesmartin said:

you can use any grease its only a needle bearing

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Oh. Ok. Just been trying to make sense of the Castrol web site. They don't even list LM for this country. I know my tin was old, but why does everyone list it if it's NLA? The spec sheets are available for Singapore and some other countries and as far as I can see it seems to be very similar.

Temp range seems to be the same so maybe I'm worrying about nothing.

Just don't want my newly rebuilt prop joints disintegrating in 18 months again like the britpart rubbish ones on the current prop did.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2011

• #13

they dont get hot unless ,prop shafts have been used for some time and lasted on all forms of grease ,just do regulary ,lubricants are made too last a long time now but thats not important if you do regulary

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Nov 17, 2011

• #14

Ok, thanks.

Still annoyed they sent me the wrong grease though.