Volvo shaft seal grease

[fjweaver]

I've got one of those "maintenance-free" Volvo type shaft seals. It needs a special grease (only about 1 cu cm) but I don't know what type of grease and don't have a name.
Any ideas what I need & where I can get it (pref in the Hamble area)

thanks
Frank


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[burgundyben]

I think Duckhams Keenol is fine, but try RK Marine at Swannick, they are volvo agents as are Marine power at Hamble point.

<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[philip_stevens]

I had been squeezing a worm of black "molyslip" type grease into my Volvo seal for a few years, but this year, when I didn't have the molyslip stuff with me, I went to the local engineering firm for some.

They said that I should not have been using the molyslip and gave me some of the proper grease to use - for free. It is a green/blue colour and costs an arm and a leg to buy a small tube of it.

I would therefore suggest getting the proper type grease for such an important shaft seal. If I find out the name of the grease, I will append it to this post - or post again to bring this thread back up..

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Philip

 

[Will_M]

If you buy the pukka Volvo Penta stuff, you need part number 828250 a 27g tube of the correct grease, current rrp £1.57+ Vat.

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[fjweaver]

thanks everyone for your replies



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[philip_stevens]

Thanks for putting the part number up, Will. I couldn't find my old "pukka" tube.

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Philip