Any suggestions for greasing my own bus?

chessie4905 · August 28, 2021, 08:40:18 PM

It'll work fine.

luvrbus · August 29, 2021, 06:41:39 AM

Wonder if the new Lucas cakes as bad as their red and tacky they sell,some grease if you don't grease everyday will cake so bad you need to clean the fitting or change if you go 6 months without greasing

dtcerrato · August 29, 2021, 06:49:06 AM

Any grease that cakes that fast (6 mo.) wouldn't be in my gun...

dtcerrato · August 29, 2021, 06:49:59 AM

Any grease that cakes that fast (6 mo.) wouldn't be in my gun...

luvrbus · August 29, 2021, 06:56:02 AM

Quote from: dtcerrato on August 29, 2021, 06:49:06 AM
Any grease that cakes that fast (6 mo.) wouldn't be in my gun...

I don't use any grease that cakes myself owning heavy equip for years some of the stuff will cake in a short time.I always used Mobil Moly for years and never was a problem but we greased every day also

chessie4905 · August 29, 2021, 08:27:03 AM

Dad swore by it. He had a Chevy Adventureliner with a 3-53 in it on a Chevy 1 ton chassis. Put 130,000 miles on it. Never had to replace any steering components or kingpin bushings. He greased religiously, even out on the road. Mobil moly is all he ever used.
As far as grease goes, there are two bases it is made from and the two mixed can cause issues Cliff mentioned.
Always grease regularly. Cheaper than replacing parts. Use whatever grease gun that makes it the easiest. Buy adapters as needed to help. Always keep a box of tubes in stock. Also available from Amazon so you don't run out or buy something less than ideal.
If you have some fittings that are really difficult to access or plugged, keep an assortment of straight, 45° and 90°. And wrench that fits them. Don't over tighten as easy to snap off. Keep the tool that has an easy out and retread tip incase you have a snapped of one. They also make a little impact tool to clear a plugged one.

Utahclaimjumper · August 29, 2021, 08:50:18 AM

Many manufacturers also recommend a white lithium for the slack adjusters..>>>Dan

belfert · August 29, 2021, 12:21:46 PM

These posts make me question my choice of the Lucas X-TRA heavy duty grease. I use the Lucas Red N Tacky for my commercial lawn mowers and no zerk clogs I am aware of. I think I am going to hold off on greasing for today. I spent quite a few hours working on my car today because it is leaking coolant that I found during the oil change. I have plenty of other stuff to do on my bus today anyhow.

Mobil makes at least three different moly greases so I am not sure which one would be good to use. It looks like they would have to be ordered online or purchased from a Mobil lubrication distributor.

The greasing chart in my maintenance manual is terrible. It doesn't mention the slack adjusters at all and I think it misses other grease points too.

Jim Blackwood · August 29, 2021, 12:26:38 PM

I've gone to the Lucas green grease for everything. It's waterproof so it won't wash off and is a good high pressure lube. Checked with my owner/operator brother and he had switched to that several years back. Good enough.

Jim

luvrbus · August 29, 2021, 04:00:45 PM

Lucas buys the grease and adds the additives same with anything they sell the place in CA is just a re packing warehouse with a small lab inside they do have some good marketing

belfert · August 29, 2021, 06:14:47 PM

I am not buying Lucas grease because of the marketing. I am buying it because it is one of the cheaper decent greases out there for someone buying a tube at a time. If I was buying a drum of grease at a time I am sure there are better deals to be had. Walmart Supertech grease is cheaper, but who knows how good that grease is? Home Depot carries the Lucas grease and for a lot less money than an auto parts store.

I could go to the local Mobil distributor and get the Mobil moly grease, but it would be at least two hours out of my day to go there plus I would have to buy a case. I may never lube my bus myself ever again so that all extra grease might go to waste.

Jim Blackwood · August 29, 2021, 06:33:32 PM

Home Depot sells tubes of grease? I never knew that.

Jim

belfert · August 29, 2021, 06:45:18 PM

Home Depot added a selection of automotive products maybe five years ago.

chessie4905 · August 29, 2021, 06:50:14 PM

those cases of mobil I have hold 12 tunes. you'll use two or three to grease it. did you check Amazon?

luvrbus · August 29, 2021, 07:12:22 PM

Any grease is better than none Moly grease is tough to beat when parts are metal to metal with high high pressure points for bearings it is not so great.I would like to know what base Lucas uses if it is a soap base which is salt and most cheaper greases are I wouldn't use it a wheel barrow, that would be a place Lithium with is ok for low load and low speed