PeterW Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Evening all Quick question - anyone know the equivalent SAE / EP rating of one shot swivel grease...? Been asked if its suitable for a marine transfer box as a one shot solution Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Texaco EP00 from Td5 workshop manual lubricants specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Texaco EP00 from Td5 workshop manual lubricants specs. Cheers ! Anyone know what the thickest oil is available before we get to grease...?? EP250..? Thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 We had a drum of Alpha SP320 at work which was a (very) heavy gear oil for ship stern tubes etc. The marine gearboxes we have at work mostly use between EP90 and engine oil - what is it in? Grease seems a bit drastic to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The NLGI 00 grade is the second lightest grease grade. I had the specs somewhere, probably in my old computer, One Shot was a pretty average Li soap + mineral oil + 3% MoS2 grease. Interesting info on grease grades "NLGI Grades 000 to 1 are used in application requirings low viscous friction. Examples include enclosed gear drives operating at low speeds and open gearing. Grades 0, 1 and 2 are used in highly loaded gearing. Grades 1 through 4 are often used in rolling contact bearings where grade 2 is the most common. Grease Consistency — Lower numbers are softer and flow better, while higher numbers are firmer, tend to stay in place, and are a good choice when leakage is a concern. The table above compares the most common NLGI grades with household products that have similar consistencies." from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_Grade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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