Where can I source Bosch distributor grease?

[60ragtop]

I use that dreaded wheel bearing grease and always have.
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[Dwayne1m]

[volksworld]

i successfully used the standard stuff for about 20 years before glenn gave me a tube of the real bosch grease...both very similar in consistancy....never tried the echlin stuff....they say its a moly grease rather than silicone based...amazon has the standard....and wheel bearing grease is certainly better than nothing at all

[60ragtop]

Here's a pic of the inside of an uncleaned original dist using regular grease, you can see it is not flung all over like the old wife's tale

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Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986

[Randy in Maine]

Hell bacon grease would beat nothing. Use that stuff in the link I posted and you will be fine.

Move on to other things.

[Cusser]

[Towel Rail]

Any chance that the "flung all over" thing was more due to applying too much, and in a glob, rather than a thin coat?

Glad I bought a tube of Mallory distributor grease when I could, though!
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[60ragtop]

[Frodge]

I have a restored 205t. Do I need to grease in any other place besides where the points rubbing block touches the cam and oiling the wick?

[Randy in Maine]

Just a dusting at the points rubbing block and you will be fine. Others wise you getting that "chirping" sound.

I also use dielectric grease on O rings, electrical connections (like light bulbs/sockets), ignition wires (at the cap and plug), and rubber things that needs some lube.

[Spezialist]

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[DurocShark]

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[volksworld]

if you saw some of the runny slop i had to clean out of wheel bearings 40 years ago you'd know where the concept of grease being flung around inside the distributor came from...the higher temps of disc brakes being the norm these days the current generation of wheel bearing grease is a far cry from what was available back then...i think that stuff WAS bacon grease

[Mos6502]

The distributor shaft moves relatively slowly, I can't imagine it could fling anything thicker than 3-in-1 off.

I also find it hard to believe distributor grease was ever anything other than some preexisting formulation, repackaged and priced up.

[tasb]

[mcdonaldneal]

Seems like a good place to add this info...