So Steve… That’s a really great question but unfortunately this is from the standard Cooper S brake kit that most many vendors sell. So they are assembled ahead of time. When I installed these, I did not take apart the ball joints to see if they were lapped but they felt like they were shimmed correctly. I just inspected/cleaned/cleared all the grease nipples yesterday and will try this again and see if there’s any blockages which may lead me into your concern.

Although any good, GC rated grease is fine, the real benefit of Moly greases is on ball joints and other sliding things, like journal bearings, etc, as it improves sliding performance. Some bearing manufacturers recommend against Moly in regular roller bearings as it can cause them to slide instead of roll.

And, if talking "ideal" a high viscosity base oil in the grease would be better, too. Multipurpose greases use a base oil between 100 cSt and 220 cSt, where the slow movement of ball joints (and steering racks) would be better protected by 460 cSt or so.

Just wondering if you lapped your ball joints when installing? I have run into ones that have been lapped but
the grease grooves have not been re cut. If that's the case no kind of grease will pass the ball. Steve (CTR)

All purpose grease from a grease cartridge. 2 pumps,  a small amount of grease should ooze out from underneath the rubber cap.

Quick question for the collective… I was re-greasing the suspension this weekend and got around to my ball joints and found a couple of the nipples are clogged. Was curious, do Ball joints *require* Molly grease or can you use a multi-purpose suspension hub grease like from your local NAPA etc.