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Does anyone know what will dissolve lithium grease?
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Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:55 amby Joseph
I used blue lithium grease on my HF bearings and can no longer get the same stuff. I'd like to switch to a synthetic grease but I understand it's a bad idea to mix lubricants as they can work against each other and break down. Basically, I need to clean the old lithium grease out of my bearings but to my surprise acetone doesn't cut the stuff. Anybody know what does?
Thanks,
Joseph
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Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:08 pmby Nitetimes
lacquer thinner
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Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:20 pmby nickster60
parts cleaner, I think kerosene will also do the job
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:03 amby MikeR
Gasoline will too but it's expensive!
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:07 pmby Joseph
MikeR wrote:Gasoline will too but it's expensive!
I don't know why I thought I'd used lithium grease.
When I pulled the canister out of the grease gun it was plain old general purpose grease. But in any case, gasoline did the trick.
Thanks,
Joseph
Posted:
Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:38 pmby steve wolverton
Joseph wrote:But in any case, gasoline did the trick.
Gasoline is a miracle liquid. It does everything, and you can sniff it.
Steve
Grease
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:53 pmby OkieSailor
Next time try WD-40. Even on old caked grease zips right off, also good on road tar on the teardrop. Spray and lightly rub.