I know I've seen it before here, but I am trying to remember what the best lubricant to use is for Currie joints. I think it was anti seize, but I don't remember what kind.
I am planning to disassemble the joints to lube them. It's winter race prep time, and I haven't touched the joints in two seasons. I want to make sure everything is 100% next season.
We are still trying different lubes including the Lucas Red and Tacky #2 and it isn't nearly as good as the Redline CV-2 with red moly. I don't recommend the Red Moly for the inexperienced though. It reduces the friction and frees up the joint so much you may think you ruined it and need to rebuild it because of how easy it moves.
I don't know if it is the best, it is just the best of the 10 or so we've tested.
I am currently looking at a full suspension lift from currie for lj this a daily driver and was concerned about suspension noise. Would you guys recommend I stay away from JJ?
I recommend you use JJs. Occasionally, you hear folks complaining about them squeaking (I've had it myself), but a quick squirt of grease typically clears this up.
I'm gonna do mine with that Redline grease, it's been too long since they have been apart. I'm not looking forward to doing 14 Johnny Joints though, though being retired helps with that... I guess.
What interval do you guys add lube to your JJ's? I've had mine for a few thousand miles now but I know greasing a joint too often can cause issues too. These don't have boots to blow off, but they could be hydrauliced (made up word?) to a point of bursting I would think.
JJs absolutely can be over greased. If you search there are pictures of people who've blown out the bushings. IMO when it comes to JJs error on the side of not greasing. Plenty of people, myself included, grease them rarely.
Thanks everyone. I ordered some of the redline grease. I'm not looking forward to taking 14 joints apart, but it's about time I do some maintenance on them.
I always take apart and brush on some moly grease. Never by a gun. Moly was recommended by Currie. I have an old tube of Honda moly grease. Almost out though...
Got them all taken care of. The redline grease is definitely super slippery, and makes the joints really move well. Ended up replacing two joints, and the races in two more. One the bolt seized in the ball, and the other had a cracked ball from where I hit a tree last year.
I've always wondered this about JJ lubing: Why not have the poly races molded with grooves on the inside so that grease can pass through easily and get spread around inside like a metal ball joint? To experiment, I carved some grooves in the races on the JJ side of my Currie track bar and it takes grease more easily allowing it to pass through the grooves. Whether the grease is actually spreading evenly over the wear surface, I don't know yet.
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