WOW This is turning into an oil thread, only thicker. Perhaps some of this material could be incorporated into a book entitled EVERTHING YOU NEVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GREASE. I enjoy reading on many subjects like the Civil War, The plague, The Knights Templar, and such, but I haven't read much on grease lately.

As to bearing clearance, I don't know of any professional mechanics who use a dial indicator. It's all done by feel. I once asked a German mechanic how tight to tighten a bolt and he said, "tight is tight". It took a long time for me to grasp that concept.

I still say it doesn't matter who's grease you use as long as it matches the application. The only vehicle that comes to mind where I would have to critically chek specs of a product belongs to a guy who lives 20 mile down the road from me. His car didn't come with an owners manual. He built the car himself. His name is Craig Breedlove. When you are driving a car close to the speed of sound, you want everything to work perfectly.

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