Anyone ever use something other than the flourinated grease on there pivots?

[JNewell]

Brings me to a question.
It seems like my CRK grease, both tubes, seem to separate. When I go to squeeze some out, clear liquid ALWAYS comes out first, then after more squeezing, the white grease. Does this mean I need to shake it? It didn't seem to help when i did, perhaps its old? Or maybe just how the grease is? Anyone else notice this? Oh, and both tubes came like 1/4 filled from the factory, so its definitely not cheap buying it from CRK or a dealer in those little white new tube things....Any other advice for using the CRK stuff?

dave

I don't know this for a fact, but how the lube comes out of its container has changed over the years. The current product seems to separate in the tube. The older product did not. I doubt that this is attributable to the change from syringe to squeeze tube.

 

[Nikkogi]

I recently got Reel Butter from my local outdoor store and it makes for a very slick action.

 

[pnsxyr]

Brings me to a question.
It seems like my CRK grease, both tubes, seem to separate. When I go to squeeze some out, clear liquid ALWAYS comes out first, then after more squeezing, the white grease. Does this mean I need to shake it? It didn't seem to help when i did, perhaps its old? Or maybe just how the grease is? Anyone else notice this? Oh, and both tubes came like 1/4 filled from the factory, so its definitely not cheap buying it from CRK or a dealer in those little white new tube things....Any other advice for using the CRK stuff?

dave

While the separation is not a functional issue, it can get annoying and the pricing on the CRK grease relative to the amount you get is practically highway robbery. When they did the syringes, the pricing was really fair but now it is just plain ridiculous IMO.

This is what you want...
http://www.amazon.com/Finish-Line-Extreme-Fluoro-Syringe/dp/B002L5UL92

If anything it's better than the already excellent CRK grease. And it is like 1/5th the price once you factor in how much you get.

 

[d.weglarz13]

Yes, this. I am going to grab some. The price like you say for the few drops they give you is unfair IMHO. But thanks for the link.