Moly oil?

FlightRisk · Spanner Monkey Joined: 08 Jul 2014 Karma :

When I was checking my valve clearances the other week I had the cams out to measure the shims. Haynes manual says something about lubing the cams with a mixture of high moly content lube & motor oil.
Now I needed the bike so I just filled a syringe with motor oil, liberally squirted every bearing surface and put it back together.

Parts have arrived so I now need to go back in there and install my new shims etc.

There's the big tub of Moly/Lithium grease in Halfords but it doesn't specify what % content it is, I suspect not much.
Should I track down some kind of special moly lube or did I do the right thing with the syringe of motor oil?
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Fisty · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Karma :

Ive only ever rebuilt engines using new oil as lube, never used moly grease.
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Triton Thrasher · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 16 Oct 2012 Karma :

Use assembly lube.

This sort of thing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Millers-Oils-Competition-Assembly-Lube-Cam-Lubrication-30ml-tube-/181137160040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a2c9db768

Although you're probably ok with oil.
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Taught2BCauti... · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Karma :

Don't use anything other than the correct engine oil on engines with a wet clutch.
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Copycat73 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2013 Karma :

when I did my R1 valve clearances I made up some molly oil ... simply mixed the molybdenum disulphide grease with the engine oil till it was runny enough to apply wit a paint brush but sticky enough to stay put when applied.. you wont need much it was surprising how far a little went.

this stuff is as good as any... you already got the oil to mix wit it.

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/grease/comma-cv-lith-moly-grease-500g

PS.. this was done as part of a 24k service which included an oil & filter change as was due ... done immediately after the engine was first started after new shims were in place.
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