what do go-carters use in their sealed wheelbearings! Have removed dust seals and washed out the gummy factory grease,, and they now run sweet with a bit of crc in them,, but what is the best low'friction' grease! Cheers.
purple666,
Sep 24, 7:45pm
Put 5 lawyers into an olive press and squeeze them hard
mrfxit,
Sep 24, 7:51pm
Only need 1 lawyer. Press hard enough & it will turn all by it's self.
mrfxit,
Sep 24, 7:52pm
I know the stuff but can't think of the name
jason18,
Sep 24, 7:59pm
Or maybe he uses it by the litre. I cant remember what Audi use to tell me
flashgordon_nz,
Sep 24, 9:11pm
I used to use the good old CRC Tac2. Prior to that, they did a CRC POWERLUBE, with Teflon. it was awesome.
owene,
Sep 24, 9:19pm
Tac2 is a bit too sticky. We squirt CRC in after every race and mop up the black shit (dirt etc) that is flushed out the other side. Almost zero friction and if they even begin to become rumbly then replace them. Don't like anything that leaves a residue as is impossible to clean them out.
flashgordon_nz,
Sep 25, 5:16am
what bearings are you using!
I got some bloody super duper super sealed ones in via SKF from overseas, Cant remember what they were lubed with, but gave no trouble in over a season on Club racing, running a 38mm axle on the back of a kt100.
I guy i raced with, was in maintenance at Fonterra, and had used them in the back of his kart years before, again with no issues. Cant remember what was in them etc,but werent stocked in NZ. Some high stress bearing thou. and not overly expensive.
owene,
Sep 25, 6:20am
What class you racing in! Where'd you get 38mm axle!
xs1100,
Sep 25, 8:40am
get in touch with moreys in gleneden they have a huge range of greases and are known to be some of the best
waythe,
Sep 25, 9:02pm
kluber grease from saeco $1 a gram amazing stuff worth every cent
rovercitroen,
Sep 26, 5:47am
Pro-Ma grease is supposed to be excellent.
kazbanz,
Sep 26, 5:58am
Happy to be proven wrong but I suspect the friction in your unlubricated ball races by the middle of a race and increasing as the race goes on will far outweigh the slight increase in rolling friction that having the grease from a bearing will cause. Also quite frankly unless dualing for a top three spot at national level that tiny amount of friction increase could be made up by having one less pie at lunch. But the increase in the chance of mechanical failure is a risk I wouldn't be happy with NO i'm not being a smart alec -I've just seen way to many guys looking to save weight etc but still aren't going as fast as is possible with the gear as it is.
skin1235,
Sep 26, 6:09am
the friction rate of the factory grease is amazingly low it is not a normal grease to start with, it is a low melt grease, what feels like friction drag while cold disappears within seconds as they warm up, the wax you see when you remove the dust covers is a visual of just that, a wax, the bearings don't run on that at all, it melts to the consistency of Olive oil and it is that melt that lubes the bearings and the races, you can actually use a good quality bees wax for the same purpose your eyes see a wax, and you feel a resistance when it is cold, but it is all in your head, stick with the factory waxes, they're designed to be low friction and give a good bearing life
flashgordon_nz,
Sep 26, 6:24pm
bloody certain it was a 38. old school hardened axle. passed down to me by someone that went to a 50mm medium. kept bending it too. the 38 was a good size. Ran in KT heavies. Sold the kart a couple of years back, and got a trail bike, but till looking at listings, looking for a rotax heavy. Preferably a "Big Boy" Chassis - from Intrepid, from memory.
dave653,
Sep 27, 12:19pm
I totally cleaned out my wheel bearings and gave them a 'smear' of this stuff, that was about 10-12 years ago, still going strong! Needs buggerall!
dave653,
Nov 23, 5:06pm
Just don't use it in uni joints. eats them!
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