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 and sticky as hell. Designed to be used on their poly busings (think shock bushings, sway bar links, etc.) I found this blurb on their website...
If you put your car through hard turns at speed, or your off-road vehicle occasionally finds itself up to the axles in mud, Energy Suspension's Formula 5 Prelube will keep your bushings operating as intended.
I added the emphasis on the mud part. If you want to investigate yourself, here are a couple links...
https://www.energysuspensionparts.com/formula-5-prelube-bushing-lube.asp
https://www.suspension.com/blog/the-best-grease-for-polyurethane-bushings/
Here is what it looks like in the Tub...
Energy Suspension- 9.11104 8 OZ TUB OF FORMULA 5 PRELUBE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MW5SJ4/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Put a thin layer in the bushings and assembled.
It made joint assembly much easier...the stuff is sticky enough that I didn't have to worry about the shells falling off the balls. The breakaway force is also higher with this grease vs the Redline CV2. The joints still move by hand and feel smooth.
I have a trip planned in about a month that will show these joints some mud. Hopefully this grease will last.
Will update as they do or do not develop squeaks. Hopefully, I can get to a yearly maintenance interval.
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 and sticky as hell. Designed to be used on their poly busings (think shock bushings, sway bar links, etc.) I found this blurb on their website...
If you put your car through hard turns at speed, or your off-road vehicle occasionally finds itself up to the axles in mud, Energy Suspension's Formula 5 Prelube will keep your bushings operating as intended.
I added the emphasis on the mud part. If you want to investigate yourself, here are a couple links...
https://www.energysuspensionparts.com/formula-5-prelube-bushing-lube.asp
https://www.suspension.com/blog/the-best-grease-for-polyurethane-bushings/
Here is what it looks like in the Tub...
Energy Suspension- 9.11104 8 OZ TUB OF FORMULA 5 PRELUBE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MW5SJ4/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Put a thin layer in the bushings and assembled.
It made joint assembly much easier...the stuff is sticky enough that I didn't have to worry about the shells falling off the balls. The breakaway force is also higher with this grease vs the Redline CV2. The joints still move by hand and feel smooth.
I have a trip planned in about a month that will show these joints some mud. Hopefully this grease will last.
Will update as they do or do not develop squeaks. Hopefully, I can get to a yearly maintenance interval.
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