Napa Grease

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TractorLarry

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Someone here mentioned they used a high-quality RED multi-purpose Lithium Grease they got at Napa, and that they liked it a lot.

If you are still here, do you have the part number?

The stuff I got at Advanced Auto Parts is worrying me.

My grease gun hangs on the wall, and the oil in the grease is actually separating from the carrier mush and dripping out of the gun down onto the floor!

That can't be good.

Thanks

-Larry
 
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I've had the same experience with liquid dripping out of a couple of grease guns. It was two different guns and two different types of grease so I figured it wasn't bad grease, just a bad rubber seal on the guns. Not sure if I'm right about this or not.

I've never educated myself on grease. I generally use a lithium grease that we bought in bulk at the factory, not sure of the specs but I can say we've had mower decks with a lot of hours on them and I've never replaced a spindle.
 
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I saw that post too. Like you, I've been using this for the last couple months. I think its called like "Red and Tacky" or something like that. I got mine at Advance Auto Parts as well, so probably the same stuff you have. I can get the exact name/part number tonight if you need it, but since we got it at the same store, I would imagine its the same as you already have.
 
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My grease gun hangs on the wall also and has dripped oil for the last 20 years. This has happened with every brand of grease you can name, mostly in hot weather. I keep a shop towel wrapped around the plunger to catch it.
 
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The post about Nappa grease was mine..I'll go out to the garage tomorrow and get the part number off the cartridge.(dark and cold out now)
I do get some dripping too. have always got some drips from whatever grease I ever used in the last 45 years.I always hang my grease gun on a nail with the end in an old soup can to catch the drips.. Mostly in real hot weather tho.
 
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Just remember NAPA does not have it's own refinery!:D Chances are there are many different branded grease cartridges out there containing identical grease.:)
 
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The grease I now have that I got from Advanced Auto Parts is in a red (I think) tube and is brown in color.

It's fairly generic looking, but I do remember the company is in the US.

They have large tubes and the smaller 3oz for mini-guns.

I've never seen the oil separate from carrier mush and leak out on the floor before. I also noticed on one tube there was a 1/2 oz of liquid oil on top of the mush when I pulled the cap off.

-Larry

Mike5252 said:
I saw that post too. Like you, I've been using this for the last couple months. I think its called like "Red and Tacky" or something like that. I got mine at Advance Auto Parts as well, so probably the same stuff you have. I can get the exact name/part number tonight if you need it, but since we got it at the same store, I would imagine its the same as you already have.
 
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Maybe it's normal then... I think I still want to change to a brand-name instead of this generic stuff.

-Larry

Bob_Bainbridge said:
My grease gun hangs on the wall also and has dripped oil for the last 20 years. This has happened with every brand of grease you can name, mostly in hot weather. I keep a shop towel wrapped around the plunger to catch it.
 
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Excellent. Thanks!

-Larry

mark1 said:
The post about Nappa grease was mine..I'll go out to the garage tomorrow and get the part number off the cartridge.(dark and cold out now)
I do get some dripping too. have always got some drips from whatever grease I ever used in the last 45 years.I always hang my grease gun on a nail with the end in an old soup can to catch the drips.. Mostly in real hot weather tho.
 
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Ok the Redish stuff I get at Napa is" Valvoline Multi purpose NLGI#2 Lithium"
Part number 615 (maybe Part number VLV615) I get it in the cartridge that fits regular grease guns. I been happy with it, I tell the kids it's "raspberry paste for their toast in the morning.
 

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