South Carolina BS thread under new MANAGEMENT and lives in SC

I am going to see sandman this weekend to help me wire em up. I have one of his blocks waiting for me when i get there I got one of these switch panels for the in cab switch. Have one more switch now for ditch lights

 

10-4 to that. I had none cuz the seat heaters

 

Seat heaters?!

 

Lol, heck yeah. Come in real handy on those really cold mornins.

 

@scottalot You decided to keep your CBI ditch light brackets? I've got a set myself that still needs to be installed and I haven't chopped on anything yet.

 

I bet! Previous owner of my truck had a remote start installed because he lived up in MA. Comes in real handy down here in the mornings when it's in the 50s.

 

I will probably try the SDHQ boots for my CV's.

Just trying to figure out what kind of grease to use and how much.

Anybody know the answers? There is not much info out there about the grease.

 

O'Reilly sells CV axle grease, that's what I used last.

 

Sounds good then! Would've traded you cowls to save you the $250.

 

I want one of those too . We had many a morning in the 20's this year, i hate being cold.

 

Just found a pretty good explanation on YOTATECH
(This is not mine, it is a copy/paste from YOTATECH. There were some pictures as well but they didn't transfer on my iPotato)

I'm pretty sure the theory behind using "yellow" grease for the inner joint and "black" grease for the outer joint is because of the difference in bearing design. The inner(tripod) joint uses anti-friction bearings(pin rollers in cylindrical races) and semi-friction bearings(outer races in tripod housing). And the outer(birfield) joint uses semi-friction bearings(balls in deep groove races).

So what's the difference between "yellow" and "black" grease, and/or how does it apply?

Typically, "black" grease is a Moly/Graph(Molybdenum/Graphite) fortified EP(Extreme Pressure) grease. Which isn't necessarily "black", but usually more of a medium to dark grey. And may contain just moly, graph, or both. But in general "black" grease is "Moly" grease(since molybdenum disulfide is black). It's generally best suited for friction(or semi-friction) type bearings. But can be used as a MP(Multi-Purpose) grease.

"Yellow" grease is, typically, a High-Temp EP Disc Brake Wheel Bearing grease. Which isn't always "yellow"(and can in fact be any color, but is usually a color and almost never "black", grey, or white, and not all "yellow" grease is suited for disc brake wheel bearings). It may also have Moly("red moly" not molybdenum disulfide) in it, but generally not Graph. It's almost always tackier, and good to significantly higher temperatures, than typical "black"(Moly/Graph) grease. And is best suited for disc brake wheel bearings specifically, and any EP anti-friction bearings in general. But it can also be used as a MP grease.

So, you can use pretty much any EP grease for either type of CV joint if you wanted to. Or just use one type for both(see below). It's not bound to make that much difference. It's all good grease for CVs, if it's EP grease...IMO. You'll also find that just about any(if not all) EP grease says it can be used for CV joints on the label, regardless of color(and/or constituents).

 

I know the stuff in the factory boot kit is yellowish, and somewhat "runny" (much more so than what you would put in your u-joints for example).

 

You never know what you will read in an Amazon review.

 

"Maroon colored bag of agony"

 

Finally home and enjoying a nice fat tire damn it was a long day.

 

That is some awesome grease!

 

Ummm... How did you find that...!?!
Did you find what you were looking for, lol!!!

 

I used Lucas Red N Tacky on mine. That's my answer to most grease questions

 

Ok.....so I'll ask. Why is there what looks to be a huge rock next to your cooler?