Can I use Molybdenum disulphide grease...

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Can I use Molybdenum disulphide grease...

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...on parts of the bike that just tell you to use "grease"...or should i go and buy some normal grease and use that? Like the wheel bearings etc...
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Re: Can I use Molybdenum disulphide grease...

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No, use the correct grease as specified in the manual. It wouldn't specify a type if it didn't matter.

A standard Lithium based grease is cheap as chips from any auto factor for a big pot. Why risk buggering your bike up for a few £ :smt017
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Re: Can I use Molybdenum disulphide grease...

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thats what i thought...but check twice cut once and all that...

also bear in mind that my "workshop" is comprised of the last 2 weeks of purchases, some things i have, some i dont, gotta go to halfords anyway to pick up an oil filter, ill get some whilst im there.
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