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Errr, maybe I messed up, but I left the old red grease in, added a bit of black moly grease to replace what got removed. Didn't think hard about it. Its the same can of grease that I use for everything, from the Porsche CV joints and now the wheel bearing, to the helicoils on my wife's Nikkor lens, to the swivel balls of my beloved and long-departed Land Rover. I think I've had the can for 10 years. Did I do wrong?

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The can says "Sta-Lube Extreme Pressure Moly-Graph multi-purpose grease". Base type lithium 12 Hydroxy Stearate. NLGI No. grade 2. Drop point 360F minimum. Water resistance excellent. Timken OK load 40 lbs. Damn, I've gotten it on the laptop keyboard now. I glopped maybe a teaspoon into the hub - I didn't actually "repack" the bearing, because I didn't remove the old grease from it..

The old grease was reddish, sort of. Wasn't hardened or anything like that.
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