What kind of grease should I use? I am using Mobil 1 synthetic on my Superduty, would it be okay to use it on the 124?

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Brian
87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K

It is written that you should not mix petroleum based and synthetic lubricants, specifically chassis greases, but we do it all the time and I am yet to see any problems, FWIW....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

what on the chassis will you be lubing?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I was afraid someone would ask that. I don't really know yet, haven't crawled under there to see if there is anything with a grease zerk. Maybe now I won't have to?

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Brian
87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K

I haven't seen anything to Grease under there.

it'd be nice if the ball joints were greasable, but no such luck. some have pulled the boots up, and shot some grease in there... I fail to see what that'd do, aside from grease the boot, since the grease needs to be under the ball to help, but it's better than letting it dry out, and fail...
nope, none of my MB's have any zerks... anyplace. well, the 123's have needle zerks in the door hinges...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Does this mean you can still buy cars in the US that have grease nipples?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Good question. The newest domestic I'm working on is an 01 Cherokee, I *think* it has them on the ball joints. No longer on the U joints or suspensions...

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Wow.

I once read a scathing article in an English classic car magazine (may be about 20 years ago) berating British Leyland for still using grease nipples on their 1980s models such as the Maxi which had one hidden away on the steering column (if I remember that nugget of information correctly!).

Sealed for life bearings seem to be all the rage in most parts of the world these days - whether that's for the best or not is debatable. It most certainly fits in quite nicely with the desposable society attitude most manufacturers have these days...

...what ever happened to that Cadillac engine that was sold with engine oil that would never need changing? Or did that never actually make it into production? Or was there a lot of back pedalling after 12 months?!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Never heard of the magic caddie

For performance u joints, I'll take sealed-the grease jerk seems like a nice place for a crack to start. For the tractors and regular cars, I prefer grease-able.

For everything else, serviceable > replacement parts. I hate how many plastic bushings there are instead of greased surfaces.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

My 87 diesel Landcruiser has got grease nipples all over the place. Some are not so accessible as others and require finesse, but they all work as they should. Its nice to be able to replace the grease in these joints. I wish the balljoints had them. I'm thinking of drilling-tapping to insert nipples on my Merc's balljoints as well. I know of one other guy who's done this as preventative maintenance.

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1987 300TD
1984 300D
755,000 KM and going strong
BC Canada

There are greaseable frontend re-placement parts available for a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins --- I know. I bought the higher end parts that had the grease nipples. Of course, it was odd putting grease into those nipples; since I always thought nipples had other uses.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

My mid-90s Chevy Tahoe (with a 6.5 diesel!) has grease zerks EVERYWHERE.

Packman

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83 240D - 4 speed manual - Manilla Beige
189K miles, Tachometer mod, cool wooden shift knob from PeachParts, CocoMats, Original factory paint, manual windows, manual sunroof. Starting to add AudioWrap to this car too!

Well all I can say is give them a good wipe before and after...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I think it was probably something that was mentioned when they introduced the Northstar but I guess they binned the idea...

...I did like the limp home idea those engines had. I think it was Top Gear or 5th gear who did a test in a desert somewhere but this was a long long time ago and I can't find a youtube copy...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!