Grease

[Battis]

I replaced the worm gear on my snowblower. I have a new one on the shaft. Now I have to pack the housing with grease and snug it all back up.
The suggested grease is Stens 00.
Here's the problem - it's out of stock everywhere. NAPA, AutoZone, Harbor Freight, Tractor Supply, Amazon, ...everywhere. Popular grease.
Never knew there were so many types of grease.
I'm thinking that any grease is better than no grease. Where does lithium grease sit on the scale?
Any suggestions?

[Winger Ed.]

Unless there is some magical property in the specified grease,
I'd think any quality grease that has the same specs. and that can take the cold without getting hard would be fine.

[alfadan]

Im assuming you're not specifically looking for Stens brand as any 00 should do. Maybe a 60:40 mixture of ordinary NLG2 lithium grease and gear oil would work. I wouldn't sweat it too much.

[rancher1913]

just find a grease rated to below your temperature conditions

[Battis]

So, the issue would be the grease freezing...that makes sense, as opposed to the protective quality of the grease.

[fixit]

Not specific to the application, but the most amazing, slickest and stickiest grease I've found is the stuff they put in CV joints.....don't think it's prone to freezing, either.

[Geezer in NH]

Lucas red and tacky is great. Or you want high end Mobile 1 synthetic

[Handloader109]

Any 00 grease.... plenty out there.

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[redneck1]

the brand isn't important use the 00 grease unless you want to buy another worm .
While any grease is better then none worm gears are less tolerant to the wrong lubricant then most .

[Battis]

The Mobile 1 synthetic is 00?

I found a Tractor Supply with 1 bottle in stock.
Cotton Picker Spindle Grease 00

[metricmonkeywrench]

I’m with the crowd, the key point is the grade so long as you meet that you should be ok.

[BamaNapper]

The Mobile 1 synthetic is 00?

I found a Tractor Supply with 1 bottle in stock.
Cotton Picker Spindle Grease 00

Would not have guessed that would be available! Grease for a cotton picker in the northeast?

I assume it's a brand name.

[metricmonkeywrench]

Would not have guessed that would be available! Grease for a cotton picker in the northeast?

I assume it's a brand name.

It seems to be from the carpet bagger line of products

[farmbif]

wonder if the out of stock situation is a result of that giant grease factory in Illinois that went up in flames a year or so ago.
as a general purpose low temp grease the blue stuff might be good. I think its a Kendall product and that red and tacky seems pretty good. but 00 is liquid grease. I knew a guy in the trailer business and he did a test burning different types of grease in a pie pan to see which breaks down first and swears by the lubramatic brand. but that's for high temp applications.
00 grease is pourable or semi fluid, a very different thing than the stuff that comes in tubes that you put in a grease gun.

[.429&H110]

I bent three worms on my Ariens
Cut one off and welded it back straight
weld didn't break, the worm gear bent again.
They take the gear with them, ($20 in the 90's)
once I even split the housing.

It's a snow thrower not a rock thrower...

I packed in gun grease
put it together
stood the blower on its side
poured in 90W through the plug hole
made goop soup.

None lasted long enough to show a lack of lubrication.
I could bend that shaft running finish nails for shear pins.
The augurs can rust weld to the shaft, grease the shaft, so the shear pins can break.

Ran that blower 22 years with minor repairs, then I broke my wrist.
Neighbor kid was glad to plow me out with his Dad's truck for small money.
Too soon old, too late smart.

[Battis]

It seems to be from the carpet bagger line of products

Now, that's funny.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...ndle-grease-00

[GregLaROCHE]

If grease is called for, any grease rated for the temperatures you are in should work.

[jonp]

Red and Tacky is good. Any synthetic grease will work on that. I just got a giant bag of left over from our shop that was remains from the barrels. Full syn of Citgo, Mobil or Exxon all works for about everything including boolit lube

[JustinP]

00 is the grease viscosity, 00 being relatively thin.
I wouldn't worry about the brand, but I would find some 00.
Red and tacky is going to probably be a NLGI #2, which in my opinion is way too thick for this application if they are calling for 00.

[farmer66]

I have quite a bit of gear design experience and think worms are the most difficult to lubricate. This Tractor Supply offering looks good for your application.

Ken