I currently have the CVT belt out of my outlander L450 in order to do the 300 hr service.
The whole assembly is spotless with not even a tiny bit of mud or rubbish in the works and the sheave faces are also spotless. Just like new. I’m really wondering if it is worthwhile at this stage to pull the whole thing totally down in order to regrease the bushes as per the service requirement. I’m thinking, leave it for another 300 hrs and do the re-grease then.
The recommended lube is topas NB52. The cost here in Oz is about US$50 per 50g delivered! That is about 70 of our "proper" dollars!!!! A bit over the top I think. Are there gold flakes in that stuff? My feeling is that that lube is specified because of the very low min op temp capabilities. Like -45 deg C. That is understandable for you North US guys, but that is colder than even the inside of my freezer! The lowest we get here would be +4 deg C (about +35 deg F) so we don’t have the need for such a grease. Or even heated hand grips!
So, I was thinking of using a normal top quality Lithium grease (say Liplex EP2)
What do you techo guys think?
Comments?
The whole assembly is spotless with not even a tiny bit of mud or rubbish in the works and the sheave faces are also spotless. Just like new. I’m really wondering if it is worthwhile at this stage to pull the whole thing totally down in order to regrease the bushes as per the service requirement. I’m thinking, leave it for another 300 hrs and do the re-grease then.
The recommended lube is topas NB52. The cost here in Oz is about US$50 per 50g delivered! That is about 70 of our "proper" dollars!!!! A bit over the top I think. Are there gold flakes in that stuff? My feeling is that that lube is specified because of the very low min op temp capabilities. Like -45 deg C. That is understandable for you North US guys, but that is colder than even the inside of my freezer! The lowest we get here would be +4 deg C (about +35 deg F) so we don’t have the need for such a grease. Or even heated hand grips!
So, I was thinking of using a normal top quality Lithium grease (say Liplex EP2)
What do you techo guys think?
Comments?
