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Best Extreme pressure non-molly Grease for slew bearing

bigrich954rr

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Are you Schaeffer 238 Grease for the pins but not sure what I should use for the slew bearing or if red grease would be just fine
 

Nige

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G..G..G..Granville.........!! Fetch your cloth.
Why no Moly ? It's the standard for EP on steel parts.
It's not generally advised to use a moly grease on rolling element bearings, especially large ones such as excavator swing bearings. The reduced friction from using a moly lubricant can cause balls/rollers to skid rather than rolling as they are designed to.

In answer to the OP a good quality EP2 non-moly equivalent from your usual lubricant supplier would most likely work just fine in that application.
 
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