Got a new set of boots for my wagon. It's an 83. Anyway, in the IPD catalog, they indicate you lube it up with grease. However, the rack is CAM rather than ZF and the Haynes manual says use oil on the CAM and grease on the ZF. Is grease OK on the CAM? Oil seems like it will end up in a mess.

In my factory (83) manuals it calls for a Volvo part No. for the "lubricant" in the rack boots of both Cam and ZF. I asked at a dlr, and was told they don't stock the Volvo lube, but just use CV joint grease. As Art points out, moly grease is the right stuff. Still, when I did the boots/inner tie rods, I got "CV Grease" at the parts store - probably just generic Moly in a different package with the price boosted!
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Bob (son's 81-244GL B21F, dtr's 83-244DL B23F, 'my' 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, hobbycar MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)

I used grease on both my Camgear rack and my daughter's ZF. Everything seems to be fine.

Looking at the Volvo literature for the CAM gear, a tube of "Fluid Grease" is shown being injected into the boot. Quantity: 1/4 tube. (Reminds me of the old CV joint days, which sounds anachronistic) The grease is distributed on the inner joint by squeezing the boot around it. I guess that action rather leads me to believe the stuff is more grease than fluid.

Looks so clean and neat in the book. The way I did it I had a palm full of moly lube.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Thanks folks. I think I'll go with some moly or CV grease.