HW45 Poor performance. Is there a service guide?

[Jweaver]

I am going to do a strip and lube of my HW45 this weekend.. I have been given some black "CV Joint Grease" which I believe is Moly Grease.. But i can't be sure as its in a sachet which came with some CV boots...

not sure whether to use this, or go out and buy some Moly Grease.

Jon

[Turnup]

I am going to do a strip and lube of my HW45 this weekend.. I have been given some black "CV Joint Grease" which I believe is Moly Grease.. But i can't be sure as its in a sachet which came with some CV boots...

not sure whether to use this, or go out and buy some Moly Grease.

Jon

CVJ grease is Moly Grease.

[Jweaver]

CVJ grease is Moly Grease.

Exactly.. But I have "Cone Lube" which came with some CV Boots.. So I am sure its CV grease.. Which is Moly.. But I can't be sure.

[Rickenbacker]

It's likely more grease and less moly. While gun products are usually a higher moly content and higher flashpoint.

As the '45 likes to diesel like a bastard, I wouldn't use automotive moly grease in it myself.

[Jweaver]

It's likely more grease and less moly. While gun products are usually a higher moly content and higher flashpoint.

As the '45 likes to diesel like a bastard, I wouldn't use automotive moly grease in it myself.

So what grease should I use? There are plenty of grease sales on , but I get the feeling they have just bought a kg of CV grease and sell it off in little tins.

[peteswright]

So what grease should I use? There are plenty of grease sales on , but I get the feeling they have just bought a kg of CV grease and sell it off in little tins.

FWIW. I use Bisley gun grease. Also I use magic 9 design Moly paste. ATB. Pete.

[TonyL]

FWIW. I use Bisley gun grease. Also I use magic 9 design Moly paste. ATB. Pete.

Good recommendations.

Other alternatives :- I have used V-Mach moly grease for the last few years; excellent stuff.

Also, Drake Tooling offer a huge range of moly based products, including some 60% paste which I bought last year. Very, very good.

The Rocol moly paste is even higher moly content (62%?), but is very expensive. A member on here recently acquired some and split it up as a group buy, making smaller quantities available. Reportedly brilliant. Not used it yet. Cheers, Slugger.