I am running low on my high performance grease for my dewalt d25901k demo hammer. The grease is put into the groves on the sds bits when you change them.
I took a look on dewaltservicenet.com but they want $9 + $10 shipping for a little tube.
Any suggestions on where I could buy something similar that is more readily available? Would an autoparts store carry something that would work?
Thanks!
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high pressure grease...
same stuff found in the auto parts stores and marine outlets...
trailer bearing greas is another...
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5 years and still counting, never been greased ..
been meaning to get around to that too...
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Any grease should do, if you are adament(is that right) about greasing your bits. I've sprayed wd-40 in there as well.
WD is not good for the seals...
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I don't use wd all the time. WE get drill s sent from the shop that have't beeen greased in awhile and theres no grease so wd it has to be.
Having had some serious need to clean up and lube, sharpen and generally organize my tools, I resorted to good old petroleum jelly for a lot of uses.
Sold as nursrey jelly now as well as vaseline, it's pretty inert and non dark staining on places and things you didn't intend to grease.
I repacked the guts in my DW hammerdrill and like the viscosity and fact that any on yer hands just helps with "sandpaper paws" instead of axle grease smell and color.
I keep a tub in the van now, as well as the shop.
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That's a good idea.I went into HD and talked to the tool rentals guys. They have similar tubes but from bosch... they gave me one. I took a look at it and it does look like vaseline whereas the dewalt stuff is this milky looking watery tooth paste looking stuff.I am just a little leary of using something incorrect and wrecking my $1000 demo... just cause I don't want the inconvience of ordering and expense of the dewalt grease.
There are plenty of uses where I'd not substitute vaseline for real grease , like wheel bearings or hi-temp use, but for a shank spline? I'd think anything , even lard, would be OK in reality.
seems a lot of "specialized" products can be replaced by good old fashioned standbys when it really comes down to it.
Lard, paraffin, baby oil, vaseline, used motor oil, kerosene, soap, graphite, pam cooking spray...et al serve many useful purposes. Just dust your table saw top with talcum powder some time and brush off the excess, the wood will slide like snot on ice.
One of my recent finds is Mica dust, used for reloading ammo. The fine stuff like the dust on a moth's wings, just unbeliveably slick and being dry, won't attract bad dust or abrasive grit. It makes my jointer tables so slippery I can joint some pretty big stuff, with half of the effort to push it and it never contaminates future finishing steps like some wax or silicone ( shudder at the thought of that in MY shop) can.
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What about white lithium grease? Good, bad?Webby
Probably good. If you get enough of it on your hands the mood swings stop!
Ok, :)Webby
not pressure rated and can't take the heat...
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Ok, thanks.Webby
high temp/pressure bearing grease from any auto parts...
one can or tube will last a very long time...
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I asked here about appropriate lube for the threads of my house-lifting screw jacks. Several posters mentioned high pressure grease. When I went to the auto parts store and asked for same, they sold me a red grease of some sort that has worked extremely well. One tube would be at least a 1000-year supply of lube for SDS shanks, maybe more.
Do you think the high pressure grease is the same thing as high performance grease?I've just been using wd40 on my screw jacks... seems to work well.
Dunno, had to ask here.
Have to agree with the other posts, hi-pressure auto grease, will not hurt seals and it's cheap.