Confirm I'm getting the correct dicor and grease

Jay_and_Kat
Jay_and_Kat Member Posts: 293
in Service/Maintenance & Recall Notices
In the spring it'll be our first time re-lubing the axles plus we have to replace the vent cover for the waste water tanks as the original one broke.

I just want to make sure I'll be ordering the correct grease for the axle (which I think it is, based on a nuCamp video) and dicor for the roof:
And, does anyone have experience using this particular vent cap, rather than the "standard" one:
Lippert 360 Siphon RV Roof Vent Cap
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Jay and Kat
Tow vehicle:  2022 Jeep Gladiator Sport S + tow package
Camper:  2022 T@B 400 Boondock w/Norcold 3-way fridge

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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 2,029
    Yes, correct for Axle Bearing Grease



    E-Z-Lube Lubrication Spec pdf attached

    '18 320 S, pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based

    TV: '17 Colorado V6 Z71 4x4, Tow Package, GM Brake Controller
    TV: '25 Canyon AT4
    Adventures: 59 Nights: 411 Towing Miles 50,350

  • Slackers
    Slackers Member Posts: 490
    The Valvoline Red Grease looks right.  I used the Geocel 28101V sealant for my non-horizontal applications.  https://a.co/d/cvyyRmr
    2019 Tab 320 CSS, 2019 Ranger TV, OH
  • Jay_and_Kat
    Jay_and_Kat Member Posts: 293
    Slackers said:
    The Valvoline Red Grease looks right.  I used the Geocel 28101V sealant for my non-horizontal applications.  https://a.co/d/cvyyRmr
    So I need to seal around the vent on the roof (not the large square vent, the one for the plumbing) which should be dicor, I believe?
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    Jay and Kat
    Tow vehicle:  2022 Jeep Gladiator Sport S + tow package
    Camper:  2022 T@B 400 Boondock w/Norcold 3-way fridge
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    @Jay_and_Kat

    nuCamp uses Valvoline GM Multipurpose.  I think as long as you use a lithium based grease you’ll be fine.






    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Slackers
    Slackers Member Posts: 490
    You need to seal around the base of the round vent. What Sharon said about the grease and it needs to be Lithium Complex grease, so the Valvoline you've listed meets that spec.
    2019 Tab 320 CSS, 2019 Ranger TV, OH
  • Jay_and_Kat
    Jay_and_Kat Member Posts: 293
    @Slackers, this is the video I'm going to go by when I replace the vent correctly in the spring: "How to: replace an RV plumbing vent"

    My "get it through the winter" fix was to take the top of a new vent, screw it to one of the "snap" posts and the post the old cap was screwed to, the put a cover over the camper.

    Once spring gets here we're going to pull the camper home remove the old dicor and vent, glom on the dicor where the new vent base will be, screw the vent down, glom on more dicor on top and especially around the screw heads, and we should be good.  I hope.
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    Jay and Kat
    Tow vehicle:  2022 Jeep Gladiator Sport S + tow package
    Camper:  2022 T@B 400 Boondock w/Norcold 3-way fridge
  • Slackers
    Slackers Member Posts: 490
    I like the video. I wouldn't put that much lap sealant over the top of the base of the vent. Also note he used dicor self-leveling lap sealant on what is probably a flat roof. Above you spec'd a non-self-leveling version. I've used the self-leveling sealant on our 320 CS's roof and it doesn't run so much that it's a problem on the curved roof. 
    2019 Tab 320 CSS, 2019 Ranger TV, OH

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