06-18-2019, 02:16 PM | #1 |
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| Marine grease question
I remember reading that people use marine grease when building their kits if they plan on running in water/mud... Just got a new gmade GS02 and was planning on replacing the supplied grease with marine grease. Are there any areas that I shouldn’t use this? I.e. transmission? |
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06-18-2019, 02:42 PM | #2 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oakridge
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| Re: Marine grease question Quote:
It should be fine on any of your gears ie tranny, transfer, axles. Ernie | |
06-18-2019, 03:12 PM | #3 |
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| Re: Marine grease question
Red Grease used in Boat trailer bearings. Lucas brand |
06-18-2019, 04:34 PM | #4 |
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| Re: Marine grease question
Awesome! Thanks for the replies Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-18-2019, 09:02 PM | #5 | |
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06-18-2019, 09:34 PM | #6 |
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| Re: Marine grease question
I make sure the any engagement surfaces (ie gear teeth in a non locked diff) are completely full, as well as there being a good coating on any area that might contact the diff case itself under a hard bounce. Running RC rally cars, I've never had an issue, and never had a slow down from it. I don't know anyone who packs the whole thing full.
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06-19-2019, 05:52 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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06-19-2019, 10:31 AM | #8 | |
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| Re: Marine grease question @Hobbyjumper - Didn't think of oiling the moving parts of the undercarriage with 3in1... Thanks Quote:
Thanks again for all the good info/suggestions! | |
06-19-2019, 12:52 PM | #9 |
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| Re: Marine grease question
I use this: I would not use axle bearing grease as it's too thick and firm. This outboard motor grease is nearly liquid state, thinner than vaseline. Free-running and waterproof. Goes in all my diffs and gearboxes. |
06-19-2019, 01:46 PM | #10 |
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06-19-2019, 10:55 PM | #11 |
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| Re: Marine grease question Just mainly the edges of the gears. In a rally car you don't have near the suspension, and it's very possible to have a lot of violent chassis slapper landings (depending on the course and your driving style). Some manufactures make diff case's that are very, very tight, and any play that's built up can result in the drive pinion or ring gears whacking the interior of the diff case if you really blow a landing. I actually took a scallop of plastic out of the case (and we can guess what happened after that) one time from a very badly taken jump, along with a fully pinned throttle. I also almost blew the diff case off the body pan (IFS and IRS in that car), so that might have had something to do with it too. Better greasing probably wouldn't have helped, but it makes me feel better lol.
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06-23-2019, 11:40 AM | #12 |
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| Re: Marine grease question
I use grim racer speed grease. It’s waterproof, thick and sticks. If anything I have had to make sure my diff gears don’t have slop because this grease seems unique in its ability to cause ring and pinion slipping. Check it here https://images.amain.com/images/larg....jpg?width=475 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
07-12-2019, 10:27 AM | #13 |
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Lucas Oil blue waterproof marine grease. I do a tear down after every run in water and mud. Dry trail run gets a tear down every third time out unless something goes Tango Uniform.
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