Subject: Re: [TR] What is the go to wheel bearing grease for Triumphs?

From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:04:29 -0500

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Not quite as old as the one in Mom=E2=80=99s shed but this is what I use for=
 bearings & more. =20
Bill

Last night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away.... Mearns

On Aug 11, 2021, at 12:36 PM, Sujit Roy <[email-masked]> wrote:

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As kids we use stuff our parents used. Always used Castrol LM grease for bea=
rings and general lubrication back in the UK. On my last trip back to UK, th=
e same LM grease was sitting in my mom's shed 30 years on. Still looked good=
. Never diverted. Now I'm in the US, what is a good brand and type to stick w=
ith? Did a search on Amazon, but reviews are varied.=20

Sujit

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Not quite as old as the one in Mom=E2=80=99=
s shed but this is what I use for bearings &amp; more. &nbsp;<img src=3D"cid=
:5BBF709B-4D80-47C7-8599-459FBD2D996B-L0-001"><div>Bill</div><div><br></div>=
<div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255=
, 255, 0);">Last night I saw upon the stair,<br>A little man who wasn't ther=
e,<br>He wasn't there again today<br>Oh, how I wish he'd go away.... Mearns<=
/span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Aug 11, 2021, at 12:36 PM, Sujit Roy &lt=
;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<di=
v dir=3D"ltr">As kids we use stuff our parents used. Always used Castrol LM g=
rease for bearings and general lubrication back in the UK. On my last trip b=
ack to UK, the&nbsp;same LM grease was sitting in my&nbsp;mom's shed 30 year=
s on. Still looked good. Never diverted. Now I'm in the US, what is a good b=
rand and type to stick with? Did a search on Amazon, but reviews are varied.=
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:26:01 -0400

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I still have a tub of LM that must be at least 30 years old.

If I drove the cars harder or longer, I might upgrade it.  But checking the
bearings, I see no signs of grease separation or failure.

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 13:29 Sujit Roy <[email-masked]> wrote:

> As kids we use stuff our parents used. Always used Castrol LM grease for
> bearings and general lubrication back in the UK. On my last trip back to
> UK, the same LM grease was sitting in my mom's shed 30 years on. Still
> looked good. Never diverted. Now I'm in the US, what is a good brand and
> type to stick with? Did a search on Amazon, but reviews are varied.
>
> Sujit
>
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> Cupertino, California
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<div dir=3D"auto">I still have a tub of LM that must be at least 30 years o=
ld.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">If I drove the=
 cars harder or longer, I might upgrade it.=C2=A0 But checking the bearings=
, I see no signs of grease separation or failure.</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 11, 2021=
, 13:29 Sujit Roy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">triumphstag@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">As kids we use stuff our parents used. Always used Castrol LM grea=
se for bearings and general lubrication back in the UK. On my last trip bac=
k to UK, the=C2=A0same LM grease was sitting in my=C2=A0mom&#39;s shed 30 y=
ears on. Still looked good. Never diverted. Now I&#39;m in the US, what is =
a good brand and type to stick with? Did a search on Amazon, but reviews ar=
e varied.=C2=A0<div><div><br></div><div>Sujit<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></d=
iv>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div>Sujit Roy<br>Cupertino, California</div><div><br><a href=3D"https:=
//triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http=
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