Correct grease?

[Gliddenwoods]

I have purchased three different greases for my Oliver; see attached photo.

My uses from left to right are...

Far left; under hull zerks

Center: top of front jack

Far right: gears of all three jacks

Is this correct?

Also, if necessary can far left be used on the top of the front jack?

Your thoughts are appreciated 

[jd1923]

4 hours ago, Gliddenwoods said:

Is this correct?

I use something similar to the one centered in the your picture for almost everything automotive, must be high-temp NLG #2 for bearings. This red grease is the toughest.

Given you researched this, I’m thinking you are good on your choices!

[Rivernerd]

I concur with using Mobilith SHC for the jack gears, because that is what is recommended by Barker, the jack manufacturer.  When servicing the jack head with the intent to replace all grease with Redline CV2 grease a couple of years ago, I could not remove all of the grease installed by Barker.  So, I added Mobilth SHC to avoid compatibility issues.  See this thread:

I believe Oliver uses, and recommends, Mystik No. 2 red high temp grease, the middle tube shown in your photo, for all other purposes.

[jd1923]

10 hours ago, Rivernerd said:

When servicing the jack head with the intent to replace all grease with Redline CV2 grease a couple of years ago, I could not remove all of the grease…

There is a certain brand appeal for Redline, but I contend ANY reputable oil co that makes the red-type high-temp NLG #2 automotive wheel bearing grease will do equally well. Can be Valvoline, or Lucas, or many other brands, take your pick. I chose base on price vs. reputation.

If you do not remove all the grease, clean parts with solvent (I used spent gasoline drained from my dirt bikes and yard tools), get all new grease UNDER, yes under the main gear, you are truly wasting your time.

Just leave it alone or do it right, as you would be doing more harm than help. The OTT maintenance video is a joke. All he does is a visual inspection. Adding like grease on top is also doing absolutely nothing. Drives me crazy watching this! The NLG-2 grease is better than OEM.

Do it as I had illustrated on page #2 of @John E Davies’s original post. I even received accolades from him which in probabilities is near wining the lottery! I pray @John is doing well!

If you do it like I have demonstrated below, I promise it will last for many years, like 3+ years for full-timers and 6+ years for the rest of us. Our hull is now 9 years old. When I did this service last year, I could tell from experience, it had never been maintained in 8 years and was working fine. The ONLY thing that will damage this quality leveler jack is raising or lowering it beyond the upper (happens more often) or lower stops, which damages the drive gear attached to the motor.

IMHO, those of you with Hull #s >1000, leave them alone until you have minimum 40K miles or 5+ years use, and then do it right. Show your mechanic my post and ask for like service.

Or you could just look at it annually as “suggested by the manufacturer” and buy a new VIP3000 eventually. It is a great jack, will likely last 10 years if you want to forget-about-it! 🤣

 

Edited October 26 by jd1923

[Jason Foster]

I buy a heavy duty high performance grease and use it for everything from lawnmower to HD truck.  I like simplicity.

[SeaDawg]

My jack is 16 years old. Works fine.