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I am in two, or three depending on my meds, minds over what grease to use...
for the clutch release arm plastic bearings...
I have the following in my grease cupboard:
Lithium
Constant Velocity
General
Copper
White
Ceramic
thoughts??
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A greasey one should do it
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Well you won't want copper grease on there bud it has small particles in it, I only use it for anti seizing
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24-02-2013, 10:54 AM
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Yeh go with lithium
It tells you what not to use on plastic though, it's all about what they are based on
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For nylon bushes you should use silicone, lithium is for bearings like the rear beam
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Lithium grease mate, use it at work on plastic components
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