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Manual says to use multi purpose moly fortified grease (not M60) for the final drive shaft. I found black grease in there.

What do you guys recommend I use? And just add on top or clean out completely and apply all new grease?


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Never did the propeller shaft, but been using Belray waterproof grease for the splines on the 5-star flange. I don't think it has any moly in it at all. The trade off is that it doesn't dry out. And, yes, you should wipe the grease off to verify the condition of the splines. Just don't use moly paste where moly grease is specified.

Actually that moly60 in the little black tube from Honda is great for both ends of the drive shaft. Yes it’s labeled as “paste”. But it’s not paste. It even says in the fine print on the tube to use it where grease is called for. Conversely,  It’s not good for drive splines. Too easily flung off and not water resistant enough

moly is gray to black.

I have the Honda M77 and it is gray

Still using Honda 60 moly paste. For what it's worth it does dry out but how the heck are going to spread it out without some kind of liquidity in the application. Worked for 3 decade's until someone decided that M77 needed to replace it.

Valvoline Durablend is a synthetic blend with 3% moly. I use this on the drive shaft. I use Bel Ray on the wheel splines. And yes, clean the old grease off to inspect the spline condition.

for the splines I use a mixture of TS-moly paste
https://www.tsmoly.com/anti-seize-lubricants-compounds-moly-paste-with-mossub2sub-p-93.html (https://www.tsmoly.com/anti-seize-lubricants-compounds-moly-paste-with-mossub2sub-p-93.html)

and their sticky moly grease. which they do not make anymore.

these two are the closest to it  https://www.tsmoly.com/anti-seize-lubricants-compounds-moly-paste-with-mossub2sub-p-93.html (https://www.tsmoly.com/anti-seize-lubricants-compounds-moly-paste-with-mossub2sub-p-93.html)

and  https://www.tsmoly.com/grease-moly-grease-p-251.html (https://www.tsmoly.com/grease-moly-grease-p-251.html)

which is the origional guard dog grease.

I just pulled my C/T equipped final drive after 15k miles, and the splines were still fully coated. also I feel a big reason the grease/paste mix is still there is the seal provided by the red-eye three poly o-rings. These o-rings last a lot longer than the OEM buna-n o-rings and good for a few tire changes.

Grease and paste are made up of the same thing.  That would be the thickeners, moly or other protective additives and oil.  The difference is and why one is called grease and one paste, is the amount of oil in the formulation.  the oil is actually what is providing the protection, and the thickeners aka carriers are what holds the oil in suspension so it stays in place providing the protection.