Bingster Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 What type of grease should I put on my starter flywheel and gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Air grease. Available most everywhere.. some locations have many additives but still works! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 13 minutes ago, Bingster said: What type of grease should I put on my starter flywheel and gear? Nothing, as DJ alluded to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, DJ194950 said: Air grease. Available most everywhere.. some locations have many additives but still works! ? Be sure you get the air grease that is 70% nitrogen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46BulldogDodge Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 78% Nitrogen actually. ? Dick Hultman SW PA 46 WC & 57 FFPW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 21 minutes ago, 46BulldogDodge said: 78% Nitrogen actually. ? Dick Hultman SW PA 46 WC & 57 FFPW That must be for the name-brand air grease, I think the store brands are a little lower in N2 content. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Ok I'll be the bad guy here .... Actually starter to flywheel grease is non existent. It is simply ran dry. The problem is if you put oil in this area it can spread to the clutch plate or flywheel ... causing slippage and probably forced to replace the clutch disk if it happens. You defiantly do not want to add grease or oil .... sadly sometimes the rear main oil seal can leak and ruin the clutch ... Just not a area where you want to introduce grease. Soon I need to replace all the bearings in my rear end on my daily driver ..... Some say to oil up the shaft so the race slides on easier, Others suggest that adding oil to this area may allow the race to spin on the shaft and cause bigger issues ..... they are meant to go on clean and dry. Your question about ring gear and starter gear they are meant to go on clean and dry. Adding lubrication would simply add issues. I hope that helps in some way ..... just that lubrication in some areas can be more harmful then good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted February 27 Author Report Share Posted February 27 Thank you Los_Control. I can always count on you for an informative, straight answer. I must admit, however, that it took me about thirty seconds to realize that I was being put on. After all, is there really a grease for elbows? Are spoons really greasy at a greasy spoon? And do people really grease your palm? Why shouldn't there be an air grease? Maybe like epoxy it is activated by air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Since you are asking about things which pertain to starters, does that mean you have gotten your starter repaired and are ready to install? If so, what was found to be defective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted February 27 Author Report Share Posted February 27 Great segue! I was waiting until I had more informative information so as not to bore you people, but since you asked, the starter is on my kitchen table being masked for painting. After four trips to and from S & H Electric in Des Moines, Iowa, (almost four hours per trip) I have a repaired and working starter, at least it worked when I was at his shop. Turns out that the solenoid relay that I bought from a guy on ebay who said it was tested and worked didn't work. And as we all know, these particular solenoids on this starter are harder to find than, well, anything that's hard to find. The owner of the shop - Tom - happened to have one of the solenoids in the back room that had a working relay and swapped it out for the bad one on my starter. He said he had to make a modification to make it all work and didn't charge me for the repair. That either means he's a damn good craftsman or he isn't sure the modification will work for very long. Seriously? I think this guy knows what he's doing. But as I said, we tested it on the bench and it fired right up using the proper terminals that are supposed to fire it up. Previously, I couldn't get mine to work no matter how many combinations of terminals I used. So I thought that in itself was promising. On the strength of that I debated whether or not to bolt it in immediately or paint it first and install it later. I couldn't resist the paint job. So I figured instead of boring you with what I've just written, I'd wait until later to bore you after I can report that Tom has really solved the starter problem. It was 70 degees here today, but the weather is supposed to turn like it was February. I'll have to wait until I get another warm spell. Hey, what happened to the thread from the guy who circled items on the wiring diagram that already said what they were? He probably fell for the "air grease" like I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 7 hours ago, Bingster said: After all, is there really a grease for elbows? No, but there are things like piston return springs and muffler bearings you have to watch out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Well, apparently the current oil situation still shows there is not enough blinker fluid on the market either....this is a true story here, one day at the gas station I worked when in school, a lady pulled in, got out and showed the owner of the station her tail light was half full of water, he stated that happens now and again when you go to another station rather than this one and they overfill your battery. (she was blonde by the way) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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