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This is a discussion thread titled "mobil1 grease ok for all zerks in drivetrain?", within the Engine & Drivetrain forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
For Toyota owners who refuse to use a lube unless it's synthetic, Valvoline has the chassis grease you seek: a moly fortified synthetic lithium base chassis grease: http://www.valvoline.com/pages/produ...asp?product=59
While we are on the topic of grease. What happens that grease is required to be replaced? If it's a sealed environment does the grease break down and more is needed? How does it go from being full of grease to needing more?
For Toyota owners who refuse to use a lube unless it's synthetic, Valvoline has the chassis grease you seek: a moly fortified synthetic lithium base chassis grease: Synthetic Grease
Nice find KathyRicks. Somebody bookmark this, it's not a toyota product.
Probably not OK. Look in the rear pages of your owners manual where it talks about what oils, spark plugs and so forth to use.
For the various zerk fittings, generally Toyota specifies either a plain "Lithium base chassis grease" or "molybdenum disulfide lithium base chassis grease"
Mobil 1 cannot be used in any fitting that requires "molybdenum disulfide lithium base chassis grease".
Yu are incorrect dear!!
But let everyone else follow your lead. I don't care. Maybe your ego does however.
Any syn is fine for any fittings including drive shaft CV's.
Mobil Oil Synthetic Lube is a NLGI 2 Spec but contains NO Moly, NONE
If you feel that it is worth using on your Cardan Joints or thrust bearings and expect to never have problems with them you might be surprised. Yall use what you are using but i strongly feel that these joints need Moly to protect them and they are expensive to replace! as all replacement Toyota parts are!
So this is kind of piggybacking off what was posted in the general area for 1st gens but I'll ask again to get more opinions.
It was stated that if you used a lithium grease, you can pump in molly to displace the lithium without any issue of "busting a seal" as it will just slide out.
SandinMyTires posted the following:
"But the only places requiring grease on a Tundra are the universal joints and slip joint in the driveshafts. They don't have seals (or boots). No seals, nothing to rupture. Pump as much as you want."
He seems to know what he's talking about but I just wanted to check.
For Toyota owners who refuse to use a lube unless it's synthetic, Valvoline has the chassis grease you seek: a moly fortified synthetic lithium base chassis grease: Synthetic Grease
The grease Kathy mentions is an excellent option that I use in my off-road rig. As far as "does it matter if I mix various greases?" YES! In the aerospace industry we constantly struggle with this problem - customers using unapproved greases that disagree with the chemical elements of one another and/or destroy seals, gaskets, etc in the process of contaminating the system. Follow manufacturer recommendations for lubricants, they recommend them because they designed the product and know best...most of the time.
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2007 Toyota Tundra 5.7L DCRB Limited 4x2 TRD - Slate/RedRock
Performance: TRD intake and exhaust; Hellwig adj. rear swaybar; Interior: Door sill protectors, WeatherTech liners, All-weather mats, Bedrug; Exterior: Truxedo Deuce bed cover, Spare tire lock; Mods: Shaved emblems
If you want a grease that works for just about anything. And is probably the best grease available on the market. Get the TRC Paragon 3000, However it isn't cheap.
So this is kind of piggybacking off what was posted in the general area for 1st gens but I'll ask again to get more opinions.
It was stated that if you used a lithium grease, you can pump in molly to displace the lithium without any issue of "busting a seal" as it will just slide out.
SandinMyTires posted the following:
"But the only places requiring grease on a Tundra are the universal joints and slip joint in the driveshafts. They don't have seals (or boots). No seals, nothing to rupture. Pump as much as you want."
He seems to know what he's talking about but I just wanted to check.
Moly is Lithium grease with powdered Moly bendium in it, overlube does nothing but draw dirt to your fittings and ya only pump it till ya see it start pushing old grease out. Allways wipe off excess and just lube the fitting with specd lube and you will not have issues. Moly Lithium is good on all fittings but straight Lithium is not and your manual should tell you but if not i am sur their is an attachment running around! yall are beating this kinda hard when Walmart can probably do this with no problems, actually i have watched them do this with no problems! only cost me 1 tube of Moly and they gave me what they did not use and they did it by hand.7 bucks for lube and it was done correctly but i know some could care less, story over!
You missed my point. I want to flush out the lithium grease with moly.
unnecessary. It will eventually flush itself out over time with regular maintenence. Just add the grease at the correct intervals and the problem will solve itself without any added intervention and wasted grease.
Use KathyRicks Valvoline Durablend (moly fortified) recomendation and you'll be fine. If you want to be a stickler, you can use two types of grease for the different fittings.
Good luck dude. I hope you don't create too big a mess!
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There isn't really a way to remove it and replace it with molybdenum disulfide lithium base chassis grease. *shrug*
I guess I'll see if I can find some molybdenum disulfide lithium grease then which i believe can be used on all zerks from some further research i've done.
Just picked mine up for the steering rack replacement and you would think they could last more than 30K miles but mine did not!! Started growling like power steering pumps growl. Lucky i caught it at 31K and not past the 36K, i would have been out 1300.00 bucks!! in another 4K miles. not to mention a little PO, I would not try to stretch that timing belt too much longer could be fatal if it turns loose and about 3 to 4 times as expensive!
For Toyota owners who refuse to use a lube unless it's synthetic, Valvoline has the chassis grease you seek: a moly fortified synthetic lithium base chassis grease: Synthetic Grease
Well they didn't have that at the local shop but I picked this up, should do just fine.
Re: mobil1 grease ok for all zerks in drivetrain?
Re: mobil1 grease ok for all zerks in drivetrain?
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