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Indeed we have but it's important to consider the ramifications. If you use Henry's suggestion of DC55 without chamfering/beveling your case holes then you're effectively mixing gasoline with fire. It's a reckless suggestion to not include the machining/beveling requirement next to the grease due to the profound negative effects on the Viton. Not everyone plans on beveling their case halves when tackling the job and if they're shopping for the quick data point of which grease to use when assembling (purpose of this thread) then they could be making a BIG mistake. DC55, as accepted and proven countless times on this forum now, reduces tensile strength (which corresponds to tear resistance) of Viton by nearly half. Will his suggestion of DC55 work as long as you've beveled both halves? The answer is yes, for awhile although it will likely shred on the bolt thread. Henry's answer is also that you must bevel everything. Why play games though? There are alternative greases available that don't pose the same risk. Educated consumers can choose more wisely knowing this information.
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