automotive grease rating nfo

[mt72916]

Greases are rated by the National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI).
An NLGI 2 grade is typically the specification used in automotive greases.

One of the only differences between industrial and automotive greases
is that a two-letter designation is often used in the automotive industry
to specify the type of grease to employ.

For example, greases may be rated as GC or LB.

GC is recommended for axle and wheel bearing grease,

while LB is the industry standard for chassis grease used
on tie-rod ends, ball joints, U-joints and control-arm shafts.

Regardless of the application, greases should reduce friction and wear,
protect against corrosion, seal bearings from water and contaminants, and resist leakage.

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[fastfiat]

Good info. Thanks.

[electritek]

Skip the charts and just buy a tube of MPG 2. Multi Purpose Grade 2.

[CJ1]

After many, many years of the whole grease/oil spec thing one thing I appreciate more now than ever is what a old timer once told me. "Any lube is better than none" I have seen Very very few failures because of the wrong lube mostly in very large mining equipment and high pressure hydraulics [hydrostatics] but a lot of failures because of no lube! CJ