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Old 04-29-2009, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by turbobenz View Post
IMO, using gear oil in axle boots is asking for trouble. If it was better than grease, Mercedes and every other car manufacturer would use oil instead of grease. A century of engineering says use grease, not oil.
Who said the OE lubricant was grease? The OE lubricant is gear oil. Or at least thats what was in my OE axle.
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