Help please! Can I use this grease on my gears?
I acquired Mom's Kenmore 117.841 (ca. 1958) this spring. I recently discovered where those wonderful all metal gears are located. Today I opened the gear box up and found a lump of brown grease and some more grease on the gears. I cleaned the gears and figured I'd run out and buy some Tri Flow grease. Well, turns out I can't get it locally. I went to WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot, 2 bike shops, 1 car parts place, JoAnn's and finally my local sewing machine store which is a hike. The sewing machine store didn't carry any grease but they said their guy only uses white lithium and I should get it at Home Depot. I did but I didn't use it because it seems I'd read bad stuff about it. At the last minute I remembered one more small car parts place and called them. They sold me NAPA Sil-Glyde with silicone. It's non melting, non freezing, non gumming and clear.
Should I use either of them? Are either a good substitute for Tri Flow? Should I order the Tri Flow and use one of these for one time? I don't know what to do!! I'm in the middle of a project and can't sew until I get my machine lubed up.
Thank you sewing machine gurus!!