Hi all!
What is the best grease to use on the selector bushes?
We have some real cold weather here now. Below -10 degrees Celsius. In these freezing cold gear change is a battle. I am using moly grease on the bushes as repair manuals advise (but not mentioned in the very good wiki article), but are there better lubricants that suits?
Cheers!
Gear selector bush grease
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Gear selector bush grease
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Re: Gear selector bush grease
You can get silicone grease for use down to -70ish, is it that cold?
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Re: Gear selector bush grease
They say -25 this night and warming up to -5 range afterthat, so not a big trouble.
But I will check that silicone too
Thx
But I will check that silicone too

Zoltan
1986 Multivan ex-Caravelle. Van since 2006, running mTDi 1Z since 2008 with Fiat Croma 1.9 TDid pump 2008-2019, custom pump since 2019
5spd custom box 4.57 diff + 0.74 5th
1986 Multivan ex-Caravelle. Van since 2006, running mTDi 1Z since 2008 with Fiat Croma 1.9 TDid pump 2008-2019, custom pump since 2019
5spd custom box 4.57 diff + 0.74 5th