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Hi guys i need to find to find an alternative to Lucas red and tacky, im really battling to find it in Dubai, any suggestions?
thanks in anicipation
Steve Grisdale
Morgan 3.0l Roadster 2010 aka BORIS
Triumph Thunderbird 2000
Volvo XC 60 x 3
Volvo C30
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Comma Lithium Molybendum I've used for 14 years and it does the job well. I know you won't have Halfrauds out there but this is the package. Comma
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Steve
The oil industry suppliers would be where I would look in Dubai. The moving parts of drilling rigs use grease in industrial quantities. Some of that will be suitable. The web will cross reference brands and specs for you.
As others have said molybdenum based greases are great for the front suspension, just don't use them on the splines of wire wheel hubs, but fine for almost every other Morgan trad application.
Andy G
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Ex-John McKecknie/Mike Duncan 1955 +4 racer.
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Steve
The oil industry suppliers would be where I would look in Dubai. The moving parts of drilling rigs use grease in industrial quantities. Some of that will be suitable. The web will cross reference brands and specs for you.
As others have said molybdenum based greases are great for the front suspension, just don't use them on the splines of wire wheel hubs, but fine for almost every other Morgan trad application. Although I use white lithium on my splines, not sure why moly should not be used on them? Certainly not recommended for wheel bearings but cannot see any disadvantage on splines?
Doug
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I was referring to Molybdenum based greases not being suitable for wire wheel splines , not Lithium.
I took this advice from a Morgan owner who works in the Aberdeen Oil Industry. It is reported that the lowering of the coefficient of friction by Md based greases could in theory be enough to loosen a wire wheel off its hub. I am not aware fo this ever having happened in practice , or whether the expert was being a tad over-cautious , but his knowledge in this area is second to none and I have always respected that.
Andy G
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Thanks for your reply, Andy. I understood what you originally meant. Methinks however, the expert is over cautious. Think the hub nuts will keep the wheels on without difficulty. But each to their own.
Doug
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Deejay
I was referring to Molybdenum based greases not being suitable for wire wheel splines , not Lithium.
I took this advice from a Morgan owner who works in the Aberdeen Oil Industry. It is reported that the lowering of the coefficient of friction by Md based greases could in theory be enough to loosen a wire wheel off its hub. I am not aware fo this ever having happened in practice , or whether the expert was being a tad over-cautious , but his knowledge in this area is second to none and I have always respected that. Rudge hubs aren't reliant on friction, they self tighten which is why they are different on each side. I inadvertently tested this when I did the nuts up finger tight when the car was off the ground intending to tighten them further once it was lowered. Somehow I was distracted and drove 30 miles before I remembered. By then they were much tighter than finger tight although I did tighten them a bit further.
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