Savvy Control Arm Grease

Intimnasc

Intimnasc

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So I installed my rear Savvy arms with Johnny Joints and am afraid I did something wrong. I have tried to add grease and cannot get them to accept grease. It seems to me I thought I read somewhere in here but cannot find it again others have had this problem as well. I am using Lucas red and tacky grease I've used it for years and never had problems with solids separating or anything but if that is mysteriously the problem ok ill buy another grease. I hate synthetic greases as the solids in them tend to separate from the liquids.
 
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Mike_H

Thread 'Johnny Joint grease—an experiment'

I'm one of the poor guys who wheels in clay and can't seem to keep grease in my Johnny joint. You've all seen the nasty shit that results from clay pulling the oil out of the binder. If you need a refresher, go look through @taylormade73's thread.

I've been chatting back and forth with @mrblaine about this, since he made the brilliant connection of oil soak being a clay base. It's no wonder the redline turns into a sticky mess. Started looking at grease for poly bushings. Decide to try some from energy suspension. They call it Formula 5 Prelube. It's a silicone base...
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mrblaine said:
FIFY, happens with ALL greases. Grease is nothing more than a base/thickener with oil added to it.
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Made me laugh I read yours and was like "did I fat finger that shit again". Nah I have noticed it worse with synthetics. Never had that problem with the Red n Tacky but that's like opinions and assholes we all have one. I have only tried Amsoil and Valvoline synthetics in the automotive world but had similar problems with some of the synthetics we use on machine tools at work as well.
 
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Intimnasc said:
Made me laugh I read yours and was like "did I fat finger that shit again". Nah I have noticed it worse with synthetics. Never had that problem with the Red n Tacky but that's like opinions and assholes we all have one. I have only tried Amsoil and Valvoline synthetics in the automotive world but had similar problems with some of the synthetics we use on machine tools at work as well.
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I have 5 different grease guns and have used 20 different greases over the years trying to find one that didn't leak oil out and make a mess over time. Everything from Red and Tacky to many versions of synthetic, Marine, etc. They all do it and I even fell victim to the highly recommended Green Grease and a special gun I was promised would not leak oil. 2 months later, it was in the trash. Not sure how to stop it but if anyone has a grease that doesn't do it that works on suspension and bearings, I'm all ears.
 
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mrblaine said:
I have 5 different grease guns and have used 20 different greases over the years trying to find one that didn't leak oil out and make a mess over time. Everything from Red and Tacky to many versions of synthetic, Marine, etc. They all do it and I even fell victim to the highly recommended Green Grease and a special gun I was promised would not leak oil. 2 months later, it was in the trash. Not sure how to stop it but if anyone has a grease that doesn't do it that works on suspension and bearings, I'm all ears.
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I have never found one that wouldn’t leak. Ended up just giving in an putting a catch under the grease gun.
The summer heat lets them really get To leaking.

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mrblaine said:
I have 5 different grease guns and have used 20 different greases over the years trying to find one that didn't leak oil out and make a mess over time. Everything from Red and Tacky to many versions of synthetic, Marine, etc. They all do it and I even fell victim to the highly recommended Green Grease and a special gun I was promised would not leak oil. 2 months later, it was in the trash. Not sure how to stop it but if anyone has a grease that doesn't do it that works on suspension and bearings, I'm all ears.
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Yeah we have run through hundreds of grease types and formats in our machine tools because of the coolants, composites, aluminum, and titanium that gets in the coolant there is a lot of break downs. Then the machines are soo big its takes months for grease to make it from the reservoir to a completed lube cycle. There are some Mobil specialized greases that we have found work pretty well Ill throw some info out when I have time and see.
 
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Rock jock specifies what grease to use, and more importantly what grease to NOT use. You can add grease through the zero but there is a procedure. You need to line up the race tracks in the joint to the zero or it won't take any grease and you could blow the joint apart.
 
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Rock jock specifies what grease to use, and more importantly what grease to NOT use. You can add grease through the zero but there is a procedure. You need to line up the race tracks in the joint to the zero or it won't take any grease and you could blow the joint apart.
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I think you might have confused a TRE procedure with a JJ procedure.
 
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