Provided are both a grease composition for an electric power steering device and an electric power steering device. The grease composition can keep a sufficiently low coefficient of friction in a sliding area between a steel and a resin over a long period, is less susceptible to being removed from the sliding area, does not cause break down of an oil film, and thus can minimize the occurrence of stick-slips. A grease composition for an electric power steering device, containing a synthetic hydrocarbon oil which exhibits a density of 0.75 to 0.95 g/cm.sup.3 at 15 C., a saturated aliphatic amide compound, boron nitride, a glycerin fatty acid partial ester, and a metal soap-based thickener; and an electric power steering device using the grease composition.

A lubricating grease composition for a polyamide resin member is used to be supplied as a lubricant on a surface of at least a sliding portion of the polyamide resin member including the sliding portion with an other member. The lubricating grease composition for a polyamide resin member contains a base oil which is a synthetic hydrocarbon oil, and a thickener which is at least one metal complex soap of a barium complex soap and a lithium complex soap, wherein a kinetic viscosity at 40 C. of the base oil ranges from 30 to 200 mm.sup.2/s and a drop point of the thickener is 270 C. or more.

A lubricating grease composition for a resin member is used to be supplied as a lubricant on a surface of at least a sliding portion of a resin member including the sliding portion with an other member. The lubricating grease composition for a resin member contains a base oil which is a mixed oil of a poly--olefin having a kinetic viscosity at 40 C. of 18 to 50 mm.sup.2/s and an ethylene--olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 40,000 to 200,000, a lithium-based complex soap as a thickener and a polytetrafluoroethylene resin as a solid lubricant having a mixing ratio of 4 to 12 mass % to the entire lubricating grease composition, wherein the base oil has a kinetic viscosity at 40 C. of 80 to 200 mm.sup.2/s and a worked penetration of the lubricating grease composition ranges from 265 to 340.

A lubricating grease composition for a resin member is used to be supplied as a lubricant on a surface of at least a sliding portion of a resin member including the sliding portion with an other member. The lubricating grease composition for a resin member contains a base oil which is a mixed oil of a poly--olefin having a kinetic viscosity at 40 C. of 18 to 50 mm.sup.2/s and an ethylene--olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 40,000 to 200,000, a lithium-based complex soap as a thickener and a polytetrafluoroethylene resin as a solid lubricant having a mixing ratio of 4 to 12 mass % to the entire lubricating grease composition, wherein the base oil has a kinetic viscosity at 40 C. of 80 to 200 mm.sup.2/s and a worked penetration of the lubricating grease composition ranges from 265 to 340.

The object of the invention is a method for the production of lithium complex soap lubricating greases or lithium-calcium complex soap lubricating greases and corresponding lubricating greases produced by this process and their use in slide and rolling bearings.

A constant velocity joint having a boot constructed from a thermoplastic polyether ester as the boot material. The boot includes a lubricating grease composition for lubricating the constant velocity joint, the lubricating grease composition comprising calcium lignin sulfonate.

A constant velocity joint having a boot constructed from a thermoplastic polyether ester as the boot material. The boot includes a lubricating grease composition for lubricating the constant velocity joint, the lubricating grease composition comprising calcium lignin sulfonate.

A lubricating grease is formed by a method including preparing a lithium formulation and cooling the lithium formulation to about 175 degree Celsius ( C.). The method includes preparing a calcium sulfonate formulation and combining the lithium formulation and the calcium sulfonate formulation in proportions appropriate to the desired performance criteria. The method includes mixing the lithium formulation and the calcium sulfonate formulation.

A lubricating grease composition, including 20 to 96.5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a base oil, the base oil containing a basic oil A in a proportion of at least 50 wt %, relative to a total weight of the base oil, wherein the basic oil A is an ester and/or a polyglycol containing unsubstituted ethylene units as a carbon group in a repeating unit. The lubricating grease composition further includes 0.5 to 80 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of an ionic liquid, the anion of the ionic liquid being bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and 3 to 35 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a thickener selected from urea, lithium simple soaps, metal complex soaps of elements of the first and second main group of the periodic table, lithium complex soaps, and mixtures thereof.

A lubricating grease composition, including 20 to 96.5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a base oil, the base oil containing a basic oil A in a proportion of at least 50 wt %, relative to a total weight of the base oil, wherein the basic oil A is an ester and/or a polyglycol containing unsubstituted ethylene units as a carbon group in a repeating unit. The lubricating grease composition further includes 0.5 to 80 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of an ionic liquid, the anion of the ionic liquid being bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and 3 to 35 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a thickener selected from urea, lithium simple soaps, metal complex soaps of elements of the first and second main group of the periodic table, lithium complex soaps, and mixtures thereof.