White Lithium Grease
03-25-2014, 12:00 PM
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White Lithium Grease
I did a lube job the other day on my Cherokee using white lithium grease. Was this the wrong stuff to use? Should I get a tube of marine grease and do it over?
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03-25-2014, 07:59 PM
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Year: 1998 Classic (I'll get it running soon....) and 02 Grand
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Yeah, if you were under the car pumping white lithium grease from a grease gun into grease fittings, you done did a baaaad thing.
Try it again with the proper grease. Mobil 1 is fine, or Valvoline, or just about any good grease of that type.
Try it again with the proper grease. Mobil 1 is fine, or Valvoline, or just about any good grease of that type.
03-25-2014, 08:53 PM
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What did it say on the package that it was for? If it's an all-purpose grease I think you'll be fine. Some grease is better than no grease.
03-26-2014, 10:54 AM
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my only concern is white lithium grease tends to be very thin and slippery, and doesnt have a lot of "stay putted ness".....ive traditionally always used it for light duty applications like hinges.
i would just be concerned about it working its way out of the joints leaving you lube-less...
but i dont think the grease its self will cause any harm.
i would just be concerned about it working its way out of the joints leaving you lube-less...
but i dont think the grease its self will cause any harm.
03-26-2014, 11:04 AM
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the only thing I've used white lithium grease on is a fresh engine build. as aforementioned, it doesn't like to stay put very long. good product for sure, but there are better choices for anything that uses a zerk fitting.
03-26-2014, 11:15 AM
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Every oil change i usually WLG the hinges. Ive always seen it in spray cans. They don't make a thinker grease version do they. I feel like the OP is talking about something different than all of us right now. How could he get WLG into zerk fittings without a grease gun.
