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tripod grease

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  • 28-05-2014 4:54pm
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    moodrater
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    Anyone know how to get appropriate grease for tripods without buying a boot kit. Tried bearing supplies and they failed to source it I can get if from rally crowd in uk but its about €50 cause of the postage.


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    thecivvie
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    moodrater wrote: »
    Anyone know how to get appropriate grease for tripods without buying a boot kit. Tried bearing supplies and they failed to source it I can get if from rally crowd in uk but its about €50 cause of the postage.

    Will they post it to Belfast any cheaper. If so use Parcel Motel http://www.parcelmotel.com

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    pastense
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    Sometimes my tripod bolts get a bit rusty and it gets hard to align the dish so I give it a shot of 3 in 1 and it does the job, lol


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    moodrater
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    :pac:tripodjoint.jpg

    For the bewildered . Its an odd one from grease point of view what's good for the ball cage and housing can be bad for the needle rollers. Hard to find a low viscocity ep grease without solids.


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    Aidan_M_M
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    I just ask in the local motorfactors?


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    moodrater
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    They said CV grease or a boot kit. I know CV grease is wrong I even contacted the manufacturer of the grease in case it was really low moly content or something but the said it was unsuitable.


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    Aidan_M_M
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    Hmm... I'll have to ask again , They said it was fine for both. Shaftec would be worth a shout?


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