I spend a little more and use full synthetic grease on everything. I don't know how it stacks up to long fiber grease, but synthetic lubricants seem impervious to heat. I've got them in my engine, trans, power steering, rear diff, suspension... Sean > > hi, does it matter what type of grease you use on ball joints etc? just > > loaded my gun with a new tube labeled general grease, & noticed the old > > one said it was lithium based. whats the diff & does it matter? richard ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.