I don't have a grease preference.
It was the red axle grease for imports.

:lol: Update on this write up: --Passenger side update: When replacing steering rack boot or inner tie rods, you will have an encounter with a small heat shield while trying to take the boot off the steering rack. This thing clamps onto the steering rack in two places with one 10mm bold holding it i...

Update on this write up:

I did my inner/outer tie rods on our 2000 v40 1.9t with 80k miles. They were most definitely the originals and taken a beating over the last few months. Passenger side were both bad, diver's side just the outer was bad, with the inner in decent shape. Lamforder brand boots $10 ea. Uro outer tie rod ...