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What the heck is molybdenum disulfide grease
I am reinstalling the rotor bolt on my 1600 and this is what it calls for in the manual. I think I have seen it in other parts of the manual too. Anyone have an idea on what the grease is to be mixed and/or what alternatives or products are available.
From the manual: MO: Apply molybdenum disulfide oil solution (The molybdenum disulfide oil solution is a mixture of the engine oil and molybdenum disulfide grease weight ratio 10 :1).
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Anyone have an idea on what the grease is to be mixed and/or what alternatives or products are available.
It is a grease with a heavy load bearing film, that is soluble with oil and doesn't break down.... Its great for bearings, gears, it'll blend with oil but won't totally get washed out. I used it on the HD kick start gears, sliders/syncros in the trans.... It can also be run dry and will still lube its ass off. IE, tie-rod ends, axle bearings, shafts & seals, neck/swingarm bearings, etc.... Most all wheel bearing greases consists of this..... I use the Yamalube molybdenum disulfide grease.... you can get it at fine boating stores everywhere. Its cheaper than the MaKawa products.... Amazon also carries it....
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Ive used it for years on stuff, its the best in certain applications. The brand I use is MolySlip. They have a variety of good products.
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I went down to my friendly engine rebuilder. He "gave" me a little baggy of what he calls cam lube. Red color, high moly disulphide content. High temp resistance and helps prevent stripping with high torque values.
I talked to 2 shops and asked what they used. Both were using moly spline grease. Maybe that's good enough.
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Comes up in discussions on lubing final drive splines. Good stuff. One of the reasons I change my tires is so that I can lube the splines properly with the right stuff. I believe I mentioned in another post of pulling a rear wheel off my Rocket 10k miles after a shop had done the last install and the splines were near dry.
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3 years ago I used high grade Molybdenum M70 on my rear wheel splines.
The manual says to use molybdenum. Last month I read another chapter of the manual and it stated that the molybdenum should be mixed with grease 10/1. Should I be concerned? I put a good amount of molybdenum but no grease. Thanks for any help ya’ll.
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If the manual says to use moly grease, use the grease. If it says to use moly grease oil, then you need to use the 10:1 mixture. I have no idea if using the grease in that situation if it actually called for the oil mix instead of the grease would be a problem. |
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Interesting. I've never read anywhere about mixing moly grease with oil. I been learned up again. Good to know for my upcoming 1600 engine project, especially since I'll be replacing parts in the tranny. Anything to make is shift slicker and better is a plus.
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moly spline grease is what I use on trans. splines, and driveshafts, etc.
You can get the molybdenum disulfide grease and oil mix. already together....its rather messy, but its gooood. I use the redline engine assembly lube, or the lucas stuff. Has a little zddp in it which can affect your clutch. On wet clutch bikes, use it on engine assembly parts sparingly....it'll stay put.
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Thank You all
Thank you for the reasons, I do not like buying stuff with out knowing why. Just because the manual says so is not satisfying. I will now purchase some.
Recently pulled and cleaned My Vaquero clutch push rod, Same procedure on my 1500 Classic. And It called for the grease. Well now I will have to go back and do it right. I will buy a can now.
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Honda Moly 60:
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That's what I used on my nomad and a friends nomad.
Worked just fine.
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