Originally Posted by
Seabee1960
Felix,
If you and want to get all techno then what you are looking for is Aero shell Grease 33 per SAE AMS 3052. We use it at work to lube ball screws for Flight Control Actuators. It has great lubrication properties in extreme conditions over wide temperature changes. It is a Synthetic Lithium based material and will outperform any hydrocarbon on the planet as a lubricant. The problem is that it is somewhat viscous at ambient room temperature and will degrade quickly if mixed with the wrong thickener. It is also freakishly expensive to buy outside the bulk quantities we get it in and is not all that available to the tyro in his basement with a hot plate and an old cast iron skillet. ( Guys like me without jobs in aerospace that is.) If you want to try your hand at some respond with a mailing address and I will ship you 100 grams or so to experiment with.
No hard feelings