Originally Posted by
mustangkillaz
Ralph, if you grab a top tier automotive wheel bearing grease with extreme pressure additives. There should be enough in the grove to keep from burning up the washers. That's assuming the tolerance and gap is respectable. I'm curious and may give it a go around when I go through one of my clutch units.
Top tier grease has a GC on the spec label. That's the bearing rating, there is a separate rating for other automotive applications right next to it.
I've always used Associated "Black Grease" on my thrust bearing assembly. I finally ran out of the Mugen yellow grease after 4-5 years.
I ran this setup years ago. I just got tired of compensating for the thickness of the Brass bushing as wears and I could not secure a plentiful source of these bushings so I switched back to the conventional bearing. But it does work.
Pass you soon...