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SS install: White Lithium Grease / multi-purpose lithium grease

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Old 08-22-2006, 05:05 PM
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Default SS install: White Lithium Grease / multi-purpose lithium grease

So I finally have a few hours and I wanted to install my Vast short shifter tonight. I could not get my hands on any WHITE lithium grease today but I do have some "multi-purpose" old school brown lithium grease. Any issue not using the white? I can't remember the benefits of the white over the normal brown lithium grease. It doesn't attract dust as much or something ::thinking::

Any opinions out there??


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Are you prejudiced? :P
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Default white lithium will dry up over time...

If you have regular grease on hand, I would use that. That area is not exposed to dirt...it stays pretty clean, so that shouldn't be a concern. You just need something that will hold up to the heat that builds up down there.
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Default Re: white lithium will dry up over time...

Thanks for the input. Going to go drop'er in now.
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M1 makes a grease buy that.
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Default 2nd. I use the M1 grease...

Make sure to lube the crap out of the shifter ball... it wears/loosens over time.
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