Do you like the Novak product better than the corn header grease? �I'm just trying to find the most economical product �;)
Corn Head Grease,
Now I have never seen or used the John Deere Grease, if it flows and stays put in this less then oil tight power transmission device then it would be economical, What you have to consider rather then the cost of the grease itself is how well it works in the application it is used in, and how long,
Off the top of my head I believe the Corn head grease is a polyeura or plastic grease for lack of a better term,
The Novak product is Sodium based grease, a rarely seen and seldom used grease as I have seen it described, Incompatible with any other grease, The challenge to find the best grease for this frt axle is that it needs to lubricate a wheel joint, trunnion bearings and wheel bearings,
When researching about this Unique grease used by Jeep and other manufactures it rather easy to see why it was used, first and foremost as mention it is used in areas that are prone to leakage, and in this case with this axle a slight discharge to coat and protect the ball is desired,
It is known to do well in areas that are subjected to severe shock and pounding, have excellent adhesion properties, and where extended service intervals can be obtained,
In this closed knuckle application 30-40 year longevity is common, Wheel hub included, basically limited to the life span of the seals,
This is Economical, so economical that with the known Planned Obsolescence that is common place in the auto trade, your not likely to know about it, You see it was a Toyota dealership that told me this grease was "Private". I was interested to find out why, Now I knew that Domestic axles of this design had been used in years past so began looking in old books about the subject of lubrication , and heres the run down on that, Dana says to use 140 W oil but to follow individual manufactures suggestions,
Ford merely says to use 1/2 a pint of the" Proper Lube" In the Same Book Dodge Says to use "Short Fiber grease" and #2 Multipurpose grease,
International says a "Viscous Chassis lubricant" GMC only says to fill the knuckle with a lubricant for this purpose,
So While Toyota said "Private" and Domestic folks gave me the run around, Jeep however described the base, and the grades used,
Now it has been quite a challenge to find information about this goop used some 70 years ago a great source of information with all sorts of tests and studies was done in the mid 1980,s by the Rail Road and the Texaco oil company, this goop is used in locomotive traction gear motors,
Now I first started to present this information on-line to Toyota Folks that have Mis-diagnosed this proprietary goop as axle seal failure, lets just say that has not gone over so well,
One may wonder how a simple thing such as grease could be so overlooked,
