At 8:33 PM +0000 5/30/02, olympus-digest wrote:
>Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:11:01 -0700
>From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [OM] Grease for BG2?... was Another BG2 Question...
>
>Chris:
>
>As I recall, I used an automotive wheel-bearing grease. It was
>honey-colored, and not too full-bodied. Vaseline would work, but it
>melts at about 120 degrees (F). It would make a mess is left in the
>trunk of your car.
Vaseline isn't a good lubricant, so I would stick with automotive wheel-bearing
grease (which is stiff and usually dark brown), or use "white grease"
(off-white color, used for brakes). Automotive greases are cheap, very good,
and available in all auto-parts stores.
Joe Gwinn
>HTH,
>
>Bill Stanke
>
>Chris Barker wrote:
> >
> > Which sort of grease do you have to use to replace the hardened stuff
> > Bill? Or do you not need to replace it once you have released the
> > parts, dismantled the area and reassembled it?
> >
> > Chris
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