I haven't used petroleum grease since the 70's when I found HIGH TEMP WHEEL BEARING GREASE.
I use it with roller and tapered type bearing with never a problem.
I found it stayed where you put it and didn't turn to wax.
Put petroleum grease in your steering head and you may find what I did when the bike I bught from a friend started dripping "OIL" on the engine when the the temp of the day went high.
Now there are many types of that grease even in colors to show applications as for bearings used on trailers that carry boats and get wet as the boat is launched.
Just whet I use today. ...........lm
jgger wrote:I too pack the hubs on my vehicles. The reason for me is that as the wheel becomes heated the extra grease can migrate into the bearings. I have noticed that on my truck the "extra" grease is always spread evenly inside the hub and has a smooth surface (if that makes sense) when I take them apart. Long trips and hot weather would come into play here. Also on a car/truck you can see where some of the "melted" grease seeps out of the bearing cap.
But that's just me.......grease is much cheaper than parts.