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2018/07/30 13:12:46
Guy2020

223l husqvarna trimmer bevel gear grease?

Been tuning up my 223l that has low hours but has sat garaged for years. Bought all of my misc parts I needed from jack's and its running good.
 
During my tear down and rebuilding, I checked the grease in the trimmer's power head (bevel gear)
 
Have never touched the grease before, does this appear to warrant replacing? added a pic to the post here, if it helps here are 2 pics I hosted that are slightly bigger 
https://imgur.com/a/8qP3THx
 
Do I have to use the special Husqvarna Bevel Gear Grease for any certain reason? I read that Lucas #2 Red N Tacky is bad, is Mobil1 Synthetic Red also bad? Any detailed info would be appreciated as I like learning the reasoning behind things like this.
 
I do know that when replacing the grease on this model it should only be filled 2/3 full as stated in the workshop manual.
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Roy
I wouldn't worry about it, that grease lookis ok. It isn't dried out and is not milky from water contamination.
2018/07/30 20:31:40
Guy2020
Alright, I plan to be putting hours on the 223l; when the grease eventually needs replaced are there alternatives to the special husq bevel grease? 
 
I understand that probably any #2 grease is probably fine for something like this but I am just wondering if the trimmer head greases sold (ex; husq and stihl sell the tubes) is a certain type of grease that has an important property? I've only found one source of info from an old forum post online saying that the stihl/husq grease is a "high sulfur" type but not sure if that is true nor why it is that type.
 
I am fine with buying the husq grease but I am just new to all this but really enjoy learning as much as I can about little things like this. Trying to find good books that contain more in-depth info on topics like this, if anyone has recommendations.
 
Thanks fellas!
Russell, Florida
 
 
2018/07/30 21:17:13

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