Best grease for a steering shaft spline?
Best grease for a steering shaft spline?
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C722

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644 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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What type of grease is suitable for a steering shaft spline? I am trying to do the repair as described in the service bulletin, but the specific grease seems to have been discontinued by Mazda! What grease would be best for this?

Service bulletin: http://www.6crew.com/files/tsb/06-001-07-1738.pdf

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CrutyRammers

13,735 posts

229 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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I'd use pretty much any old grease for that. Ordinary bearing grease will do fine, it's hardly a technical part.

PositronicRay

29,060 posts

214 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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New super grease! wink

paintman

7,860 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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Bit of Googling suggests that the Mazda 'super grease' might be 'Prothane Super grease'.
Comments are that this is very sticky.
Sounds like it might be similar to Maplin's Servisol Silicone grease which they sell in a tube for about £5. I've just bought a tube, it's clear & it is VERY sticky!
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/servisol-multi-purpose-s...

GreenV8S

31,027 posts

315 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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The part number mentioned in that bulletin is still offered for sale by Mazda on Amazon, if you're keen to get exactly the right grease.

paintman

7,860 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th June 2017
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'Usually ships within 1 to 2 months'.
https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Mazda-0000-77-230E-...

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one eyed mick

1,189 posts

192 months

Friday 9th June 2017
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TOMUCH overthinking ordinary multipurpose grease will be fine !