[AT] Now grease in unit

[KG Waugh]

I have been _told_ (that's a disclaimer!!) that the bentonite is used in 
such greases to seal porous aluminum castings.  I know it is also used 
to seal pong bottoms, etc.

Worth what you paid for it,

Gene

charliehill wrote:
> Mike, Bentonite is a substance found in clay.     I think the bentonite clay 
> is what's used in drilling mud and maybe not the pure bentonite.  It's also 
> used as waterproofing on the outside of concrete walls below grade.   I'm 
> not sure about bentonite grease but it seems to me I've heard of it before.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Now grease in unit
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>   
>> Are you sure it is "bentonite"? That is what we used to call "drilling
>> mud" and was used in oil drilling as lubricant, but don't think I would
>> want to put it into a gearbox. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite>
>> (It is also used for cat litter.)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Ralph Goff wrote:
>>     
>>> That bentonite sounds kind of familiar. Chances are that is what the 
>>> manual
>>> recommended for refills and that is how I came up with the corn head 
>>> grease
>>> at the JD dealers.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Denny Copas" <half_fast5 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 11:13 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Now grease in unit
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Peerless transmission is a division of Tecumseh. They make a special
>>>> grease available at Tecumseh dealers. Called Tecumseh bentonite grease.
>>>> Good stuff --- but more expensive than common greases.
>>>>
>>>> Denny Copas
>>>>         
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