Timken Adds Automotive Wheel Bearing Grease to U.S. Product Line

Canton, Ohio-based Timken Co. is expanding its aftermarket product line with the addition of a new automotive wheel bearing grease that will complement the company's full-line of bearings, hub assemblies, seals and kits. Timken's new premium, high-temperature, red grease is formulated to handle the rigors of both disc and drum applications, according to the company. The grease is certified by the National Lubrication Grease Institute (NLGI) to meet the top-rated performance levels in both the chassis grease category (NLGI LB) and the wheel bearing grease category (NLGI GC).

CANTON, OHIO — Canton, Ohio-based Timken Co. is expanding its aftermarket product line with the addition of a new automotive wheel bearing grease that will complement the company’s full-line of bearings, hub assemblies, seals and kits.

Timken’s new premium, high-temperature, red grease is formulated to handle the rigors of both disc and drum applications, according to the company. The grease is certified by the National Lubrication Grease Institute (NLGI) to meet the top-rated performance levels in both the chassis grease category (NLGI LB) and the wheel bearing grease category (NLGI GC).

According to Geoff Gordon, business development manager – global automotive aftermarket, the new automotive wheel bearing grease was developed by leveraging the company’s knowledge of anti-friction bearings and tribology.

“Lubricants are not new to Timken,” said Gordon. “In fact, Timken developed a method to rate extreme pressure (EP) lubricants in the 1930s that is still an industry standard. During the 1930s, as a result of significant increases in horsepower and speeds in all types of industrial and automotive applications, EP lubricants became popular. However, there was no standard to obtain comparative data.”

At that time, Timken engineers developed a lubricant test machine, which provided an economical and reliable means to determine the EP characteristics of lubricants. In 1935, the company began producing and selling lubricant test machines, and according to Gordon, the lubricant test quickly became an industry standard.

“The maximum load, in pounds, a lubricant could withstand without failure due to breakdown of the lubricant film became known as the ‘Timken OK Load’ rating – a standard commonly used in industry today,” said Gordon.

Timken automotive wheel bearing grease is available through Timken authorized distributors in the U.S. and is packaged in 1-pound (425-gram) tubs. A 14-ounce cartridge will be added later this year.

For more information about Timken, go to: http://www.timken.com .

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