The best ball bearing greases, compared.
Top pick: Park Tool HPG-1 High Performance Grease – Highest score at 90: 4.8 from 3,830 reviews on precision bike bearings, at about £10.99. Best value: Zefal Pro 2 Grease 150 ml – About £5.29 for 150 g with grade 2 and 120 °C on the bullets, and 4.6 from 3,161 reviews. Updated 22.10.2026.
Ball bearing grease is oil held by a soap thickener, usually lithium, so it stays in a rolling bearing you can open and pack. Choose by whether the bearing is serviceable, the thickener, any molybdenum disulphide, a stated grade, water and heat, and a small tube versus a grease-gun cartridge. A sealed unitised hub is not a refill. If the hub maker names a grease, use that. Thickener, grade and pack are set out in the [ball bearing grease buying guide](/hub/diy-supplies/ball-bearing-grease/sub/ball-bearing-grease-buying-guide). Lithium complex is the usual step when a wheel bearing runs hotter. Molybdenum disulphide helps when sliding or shock pushes the grease film aside. Mobil does not generally recommend moly greases for high-precision rolling bearings, and UK says EP 2 is not for high-speed rolling bearings. A bike hub, a headset and a CV joint are not the same job. Start with whether you can open the bearing. Cup-and-cone hubs and separate trailer cones can be cleaned and packed. 2, worked penetration 265–295 at 25 °C, is the usual consistency. Citing ISO 2137, says grades 1, 2 and 3 are used and that 2 is the most common. An code is trade shorthand unless the listing prints.
Ball bearing grease is oil held by a soap thickener, usually lithium, so it stays in a rolling bearing you can open and pack.
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Across 3,830 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.8 stars, Park Tool HPG-1 is the tube people use on cup-and-cone hubs, headsets, and suspension bearings, at £10.99. Reviewers describe packing Shimano cones and wiping the blue grease away once the bearing is seated. Park Tool's own page states NLGI 2, about 113 g, and −29 °C to 282 °C, which lines up with the listing's 540 °F figure, but the Amazon page itself does not print an NLGI grade. The weight field of 0.28 g conflicts with the stated 0.12 litres, and the material field says ceramic, so those rows are catalogue noise. One rider reports washout in wet, dirty conditions and regreases about every six months, which fits Park Tool's note that HPG-1 is slightly less water-resistant than its all-purpose grease. A split tube neck appears once in the reviews, and several buyers call the amount dear. In this set it is the top pick for a serviceable bike bearing, and a mismatch when a trailer hub maker has named a specific EP2 grease.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are packing a serviceable bike hub, headset, or bottom bracket and want the precision tube this set's reviews actually name.
Less suitable: You need a 400 g grease-gun cartridge, or a trailer hub whose maker has named a different EP2 grease.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Amazon listing state NLGI?
No. The listing states 540 °F and a 0.12 litre volume. The weight field of 0.28 g conflicts with that volume.
What bearings do the bullets name?
Ceramic and precision bearings in hubs, headsets, and bottom brackets, plus pivots and cables.
This 12.5 ml tube is £7.99 and rated 4.8 from 138 reviews, but the reviews describe printer lead screws and rails, including an Ender 3 V2 Z screw and a quieter Y axis, not a wheel bearing. The item form field says oil while one review calls the contents thick grease, the brand field says GIRYES, the title says Toaiot, and the manufacturer line says Liying. The bullets do not state a bearing specification. No NLGI grade, temperature, or water claim is printed, and the listed weight is 10 g. Small drops are described as enough on guide rails, which is a different quantity from packing a cone. At £7.99 for 12.5 ml it is expensive beside a 150 g bike tube. The 4.8 stars sit on a small file about printers, so they do not outrank a wheel-bearing cartridge. It stays in the table as a printer lubricant with an uncertain fit.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are lubricating a 3D-printer lead screw or rail and you accept the oil-versus-grease clash.
Less suitable: You are packing a bike hub, a trailer cone, or a CV joint.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a wheel-bearing grease?
The listing is a 12.5 ml printer lubricant. The form field says oil. Reviews describe lead screws and rails. It is not a trailer-hub grease.
What brand is on the listing?
The brand field says GIRYES. The title line says Toaiot. Manufacturer says Liying.
Carlube XMM500 is a 500 g jar of lithium grease with molybdenum disulphide at £12.50, and the bullets state NLGI 2. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.7 from 166 reviews, a much smaller file than Liqui Moly LM 47. Buyers use it in a grease gun and to repack CV joints, and the lid is described as sturdy. Country of origin on the listing is the United Kingdom. One buyer thought the tin was only half full, and another called it expensive, which fits a set whose other packs top out lower. No numeric upper temperature is printed, only a claim of a high melting point. Texaco's UK moly EP2 page treats that class of grease as a CV-joint product and not as a high-speed rolling-bearing grease. This jar is the workshop moly pack when you want NLGI 2 on the label, and it is a poor default for a cup-and-cone hub.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a workshop jar that prints NLGI 2 and moly for CV joints and slow machinery.
Less suitable: You are packing a cup-and-cone hub, or you want thousands of reviews on the moly tube.
Specifications
Common questions
Is NLGI printed?
Yes. The bullets say NLGI 2 lithium grease containing molybdenum disulphide.
What pack is it?
A 500 g jar. Country of origin on the listing is the United Kingdom.
Liqui Moly LM 47 is a 100 g tube of lithium grease plus molybdenum disulphide at £8.29, rated 4.6 from 9,896 reviews, with an upper temperature of 120 °C. The listing names CV joints, splines, threads, guides, and bearings, and says a film remains if the grease supply fails. Reviewers keep it on lathe chucks, SDS drill bits, hedge-cutter gearboxes, and fishing-reel gears, and one rebuilt an MTB hub after the old grease had solidified. The nozzle is too thick for tidy bike work for some buyers, one found it a bit runny, and the grease is black rather than the white lithium they expected. The item form says paste, the listed weight is 110 g against a 100 g title, and the page does not print an NLGI grade. Mobil does not generally recommend moly greases for high-precision rolling bearings, so this is the tube for sliding and shock, not the default for a small fast bearing. A full tube left over after a small pedal job is a fair complaint if that was the only task.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are greasing CV joints, splines, chucks, or slow high-load pins where a moly film is the job.
Less suitable: You want a white lithium for a headset, or a small high-speed ball bearing.
Specifications
Common questions
Is LM 47 a plain lithium bearing grease?
The listing is lithium grease plus molybdenum disulphide, sold for CV joints and bearings. The item form field says paste.
What upper temperature is printed?
120 °C. Flash point on the listing is 151 °C.
Zefal Pro 2 is a 150 g lithium tube at £5.29, with 4.6 from 3,161 reviews, and the bullets call it grade 2, waterproof, and heat resistant to 120 °C. Reviewers use it for headset and hub rebuilds and for packing hubs, and several say it costs less than Park Tool for the same sort of job. The nozzle is described as easy to apply, including on a dropper assembly. One buyer returned it because the container looked small, and one review says the grease clumps into black blobs and does not lubricate. Anti-wear is claimed on the page, but an extreme-pressure additive is not named. It is the best value when you want grade 2 printed on a bike tube and you are not filling a grease gun. It is the wrong pack if a trailer hub needs a 400 g cartridge or the maker has specified a named EP2.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are servicing one or two cup-and-cone bikes and want a stated grade 2 tube at a low shelf price.
Less suitable: You need a 400 g gun cartridge, or a hub maker has named a specific EP2 such as Shell Gadus.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say grade 2?
Yes. The bullets say Zefal Pro 2 Grade 2 lithium bicycle grease, waterproof and heat resistant, upper temperature 120 °C.
What price and review count are stored?
£5.29 for the 150 g tube, 4.6 from 3,161 reviews.
Weldtite's white lithium tube is £4.49 and is sold as 40 g for headsets, wheel bearings, bottom brackets, and pedals, with 4.6 from 1,404 reviews. Reviewers say it is enough for one bicycle, that the white colour shows coverage on a rear hub or a headset, and that the tube fits a toolbox. The item-weight field says 9 g, which conflicts with the 40 g unit count, so the title is the pack buyers describe and the 9 g row is not a fill you can plan around. No NLGI grade or temperature is printed. Tubes arrive split or punctured in some reviews, and one buyer found it cream-like and too thin for an exercise-machine job. Bullets say it is tested and packed in the UK and carbon safe, and they claim unnamed wear-resistant additives. It is the travel tube for a single bike service, and it will not pack a trailer hub.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You can finish one cup-and-cone service from a 40 g tube and you want to see the white film.
Less suitable: You are packing a trailer hub, filling a grease gun, or you need a printed grade and temperature.
Specifications
Common questions
How much grease is in the tube?
The title and unit count say 40 g. The item-weight field says 9 g. Both are recorded. The title is the pack buyers describe.
What does the listing say it is for?
Headsets, bicycle bottom brackets, hubs, pedals, and wheel bearings. Bullets say white lithium and carbon safe.
Carlube XMG070 is a 70 g lithium multipurpose tube at £5.87, rated 4.6 from 926 reviews, and the listing calls the formula non-EP. Reviewers put a small amount on bike hub and axle bearings, a tumble-dryer main bearing, a golf-trolley axle, hinges, and hedge-trimmer gears, and several say a little goes a long way. No NLGI number and no temperature range are printed, so the LM2 name on this page is trade shorthand rather than a worked-penetration result. The tube can split at the crimped end when squeezed, and oil had separated inside the tube for one buyer. One review describes a granular, silicon-like texture, which conflicts with the lithium bullets. The dimensions on the listing are 16.3 x 3.3 x 4.5 cm. It is a small toolbox tube for light bearings and mechanisms, and it is not the pack for a trailer hub or for a job that needs an extreme-pressure grease.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small non-EP lithium tube for light bearings, axles, and mechanisms.
Less suitable: You need an EP2 wheel-bearing grease, a CV joint grease, or a stated NLGI grade.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Carlube XMG070 tube an extreme-pressure grease?
The listing calls the formula non-EP. It does not print an NLGI grade or a numeric temperature range.
Have buyers used it on bearings?
Reviews include a bike hub and axle, a tumble-dryer bearing, and a golf-trolley axle. Other reviews are hinges and small mechanisms.
Comma GR2400 is a 400 g multipurpose lithium tube at £7.95, with 4.6 from 829 reviews, sold for chassis points, wheel bearings, hubs, universal joints, and electric-motor bearings. Reviewers fit it to a grease gun and use it on trailers, caravans, mowers, and UJs, and several call it thick and long lasting. The listing does not print an NLGI grade or a temperature range, so it is not Shell Retinax EP2 or Gadus S2 V220 2 under another name. Some buyers find it runnier than they wanted. The end cap can push off, a cracked lid has spilled the contents, and getting the grease out without a plunger comes up more than once. Listed weight is 408 g, close to the 400 g title. It suits a gun and a serviceable hub when you accept the missing grade, and it is the wrong tub if the hub maker has already named a specific grease.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already use a grease gun on trailer cones or UJs, and the hub maker has not named a different grease.
Less suitable: You need NLGI 2 printed on the label, or the hub is a sealed unitised unit.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing state NLGI or a temperature?
No. It says multipurpose lithium, good temperature tolerance, and names wheel bearings, hubs, universal joints, and electric-motor bearings.
What pack is it?
A 400 g tube. Listed weight is 408 g. The stored price is £7.95.
Weldtite TF2 is a 125 ml red bike grease at £9.99, rated 4.6 from 627 reviews, with an upper temperature of 130 °C and a flash point of 131 °C. The listing names headsets, bottom brackets, hubs, pedals, and suspension, and a highlight says it is safe on carbon. Reviewers have used it on vintage Raleigh headset bearings, on bottom brackets, and on a carbon-framed MTB without a problem in that one report. The thickener is not stated, though reviews mention Teflon, and no NLGI grade is printed. One rider says the hub grease washed out after a single light-rain ride. The tube end was not sealed and split for another buyer, the red colour shows where it is not wanted, and it did not fix cheap suspension forks. At £9.99 and 125 ml it sits close to Park Tool's price without that review volume or a printed grade. The listed weight is 140 g.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a mid-size bike tube with a stated 130 °C limit for hubs and headsets.
Less suitable: You ride in persistent wet weather and cannot service the hub often, or the axle needs a named EP2.
Specifications
Common questions
Which bike parts does the listing name?
Headsets, bottom brackets, hubs, pedals, and suspension. The highlight says safe on carbon.
Is a temperature printed?
Yes. Upper temperature 130 °C. Flash point 131 °C.
BLUB's 100 g lithium tube is £8.95, with 4.6 from 310 reviews, and the listing upper temperature is 115 °C. Bullets name pedal threads, headset bearings, wheel bearings, and seatposts, and say the grease does not damage rubber or seals. Reviewers mention bicycle pedals, bearing replacement, a noisy wheel that quietened, and a viscous feel. Many reviews have no written comment, and one buyer had not used it yet, so a repeating fault would be easy to miss. No NLGI grade is printed. The SAE J300 field says 20W-50, which is an oil-catalogue row and not a grease grade. Country of origin is Spain. At £8.95 for 100 g it costs more than Zefal's 150 g tube without adding a printed grade. It can still suit a bike thread and bearing job if you accept a thin written sample and no NLGI line.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 100 g lithium tube for bike threads and bearings, with 115 °C printed.
Less suitable: You are comparing on written fault reports, or a trailer hub needs NLGI 2 on the label.
Specifications
Common questions
What temperature does the listing state?
The upper temperature field says 115 °C. No lower limit is printed.
Does the listing name bearings?
Yes. Bullets name bearings, wheel bearings, headset bearings, and threads, and say it does not damage rubber or seals.
Shelf prices and stars are the amazon.co.uk snapshot of 19 October 2026 already stored for these ten listings. This is not a laboratory test. Scores use the review file only where the reviews are about a bearing or the stated job, the spec you can check on the listing, the price and pack for that job, and what remains after listing conflicts and repeating faults. The highest score is the top pick. Best value is a different listing: grade 2 printed at a low shelf price, with a large review file.
Amazon stars and review volume
40%Stars and the size of the review file, only where the reviews are about a bearing or the job the listing names. A printer tube scored on stars alone does not lead.
Listing specification
25%Thickener, an NLGI or grade line, a temperature, and a named bearing use. An SAE oil field on a grease page is not treated as NLGI.
Price and pack
20%Price and pack size for the job: a 40–150 g tube for a bike, a 400–500 g pack for a grease gun. A dear small tube is not the same as a workshop jar.
Listing conflicts and faults
15%Weight fields that contradict the pack, a missing NLGI on a wheel-bearing tube, split tubes, moly sold as a stronger grease for a small fast bearing, and a written sample too thin to show faults.
Buy the bearing and the printed grade before the star average. Stars in this set sit between 4.6 and 4.8. A serviceable cup-and-cone hub, a separate trailer cone, a CV joint and a printer lead screw are not the same job. If the hub maker names a grease, use that, and keep grease off brake linings.
Ball bearing grease is oil held by a soap thickener so the oil stays in a rolling bearing instead of running out. Lithium soap is the everyday thickener. Lithium complex is the usual step when a wheel bearing runs hotter. Molybdenum disulphide helps when sliding or shock pushes the grease film aside. Mobil does not generally recommend moly greases for high-precision rolling bearings, and Texaco UK says Molytex EP 2 is not for high-speed rolling bearings.
Unitised hubs cannot be greased. The NTTA says so, and Knott says those bearings are lubricated for life and are replaced, not refilled. A failed hub bearing can detach a wheel.
Most bearings are designed for a 33–50% fill. Pack the rolling elements and leave the cavity only partly full. Knott says not to fill the space between the bearings. Grease on a lining or a drum face reduces braking.
20W-50, 0W or 75W-140 on these grease pages is not NLGI. An LM2 code is trade shorthand unless the listing prints the grade. Do not mix lithium with calcium complex or aluminium complex without cleaning the old grease out. SKF's UK chart marks several of those pairs incompatible.
Read the thickener before the star rating. Lithium soap is the everyday grease for a bearing you can open. Lithium complex is the usual step for a hotter wheel bearing. Molybdenum disulphide belongs where sliding or shock pushes the film aside: CV joints, splines and slow pins. Mobil does not generally recommend moly for high-precision rolling bearings, and Texaco UK says Molytex EP 2 is not for high-speed rolling bearings. Liqui Moly LM 47 and the Carlube 500 g jar name molybdenum disulphide.
Use the working range printed for that grease, not the dropping point. In this set the printed upper figures are 115 °C on BLUB, 120 °C on Zefal Pro 2 and Liqui Moly LM 47, 130 °C on Weldtite TF2, and 540 °F on the Park Tool listing. Knott names Shell Retinax EP2, now Shell Gadus S2 V220 2, from −20 °C to +130 °C. The Carlube moly jar claims a high melting point and does not print a number. Water claims here are bullets or a page question, not a washout test you can compare.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You can open the hub, headset or bottom bracket and you want a tube the reviews actually use on those bearings. Park Tool HPG-1 is the top pick at about £10.99, with 4.8 from 3,830 reviews. The maker states NLGI 2. The amazon.co.uk page does not. Leave cartridge bearings and freehub pawls on the grease the maker names.
You are servicing one or two cup-and-cone bikes and you want grade 2 on the listing at a low shelf price. Zefal Pro 2 is best value at about £5.29 for 150 g, with 120 °C on the bullets and 4.6 from 3,161 reviews. It is not a 400 g grease-gun cartridge, and an extreme-pressure additive is not named.
You already use a grease gun on trailer cones or universal joints, and the hub maker has not named a different grease. Comma GR2400 is 400 g at about £7.95 and names wheel bearings, but it does not print NLGI or a temperature. Use a moly grease only where shock or sliding is the job. A unitised hub is replaced, not packed.
The top pick is Park Tool HPG-1 at about £10.99. It scores 90, the highest here: 4.8 from 3,830 reviews on cup-and-cone hubs, headsets and suspension bearings. The maker states NLGI 2 and about −29 °C to 282 °C. The amazon.co.uk listing omits NLGI and prints 0.28 g against 0.12 litres. Best value is Zefal Pro 2 at about £5.29. The bullets say grade 2 and 120 °C on a 150 g tube, with 4.6 from 3,161 reviews. It is the wrong pack if a trailer hub needs a 400 g cartridge or the maker has named a specific EP2 grease. The 12.5 ml printer lubricant does not take a badge.
Park Tool HPG-1 High Performance Grease
Highest score at 90: 4.8 from 3,830 reviews on precision bike bearings, at about £10.99.
Zefal Pro 2 Grease 150 ml
About £5.29 for 150 g with grade 2 and 120 °C on the bullets, and 4.6 from 3,161 reviews.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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