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Originally Posted by layback40
We have over 20 different vehicles here requiring a range of lubricants. They include cars/pickups (diesels & gassers), trucks, tractors, stationary engines, dozers, scrapers, road graders & non powered equipment. Over the years we have had both Mobil & Shell do lubricant surveys for us. One of the reasons is to allow us to standardize as much as possible the lubricants we use. They both recommended the use of one grease for all (including wheel bearings). They were molly based products.
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Referring to a grease as being "molly based" is technically inaccurate. Molybdenum disulfide is an extreme pressure
additive which comprises a very small percentage of the overall package.
Likewise, comparing the lubrication requirements of construction equipment to automobiles driven at highway speeds is shortsighted. Exxon, for one, recommends against using their moly EP grease in wheel bearings of any vehicle operated at a speed over 35mph. (Clearly, a company recommending
against the use of its product cannot be characterized as "marketing hype.")
For automotive wheel bearings, I have been very satisfied with Exxon Ronex MP. It is also suitable for chassis applications on vehicles which require periodic lubrication.