Bearing flushing compositions and methods

Abstract

A bearing flushing composition includes a grease component and a solvent component. The grease component may include a grease thickener component, a base oil component, and, optionally, a performance additive component. The solvent component may include one or more solvent agents blended with the grease component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bearing flushing composition, the composition comprising:
 a grease component, wherein the grease component comprises (a) a grease thickener component, (b) base oil component, and, optionally, (c) a performance additive component; and   a solvent component comprising one or more solvent agents blended with the grease component.   
     
     
         2 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises approximately 3% to approximately 20% by weight solvent component. 
     
     
         3 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises approximately 80% to approximately 97% grease component. 
     
     
         4 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the grease component comprises approximately 1% to approximately 10% performance additive component. 
     
     
         5 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the performance additive component comprises one or more performance additives selected from one or more antioxidant agents, one or more friction modifier agents, one or more anti-wear agents, one or more extreme pressure agents, one or more antirust agents, one or more overbased acid controllers, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the solvent component comprises one or more oil soluble solvent agents solubilized into the grease thickener component. 
     
     
         7 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the solvent component comprises one or more solvent agents solubilized in the grease component. 
     
     
         8 . The composition as in  claim 1 , wherein the solvent component is solubilized into the grease component.