The stuff you refer to as grease is, in fact, soap.  Ideal Industries make
something called "Yellow 77" that you can find at Home Depot, Lowes, or an
Ace Hardware store.  If you do not want to spend five bucks for a small
tube of this stuff, use dish detergent or liguid laundry soap.  Neither
will berakdown the plastic coating on the wire you're pulling.  Avoid
petrol based ludes, as these could harm the plastic or cross-link poly
coating on the wire.

Hope this helps.

Alan Bosch
'88 Wolfsburg (Phred)

Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> on 02/13/99 09:24:27 PM

Please respond to Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>

To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
cc:    (bcc: Alan R Bosch/Sales/RA/Rockwell)
Subject:  wire pulling greese?

I have a #4 automotive wire to pull through about 4 feet of snug fitting
plastic tubing.
I don't want to go to a larger size tube or a smaller wire.
I know that electricians use wire greese to make it easier to pull wires
through conduit.
Is there any reason NOT to use this greese on automotive wire insulation?
Thanks.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro