Campy hub greasing

[PoppaWheelie]

Any suggestions as to re-lubing newer generation Campy Record hubs? Mine do have the grease ports...should I just follow the instructions and gwerk some grease in there with a goo-gun? Any recommendations on grease type (for both the axle brearings and cassette body?). I usually use Phil Grease...good enough for this?

Thanks - !

[MarcusPless]

I believe the lubrication port on newer Record hubs is for oil and not grease. I did pump a Record hub full of grease through that port once and was rewarded with the quietest freewheel I've (n)ever heard. ;)

Sadly, it didn't take very long for all of the grease in the hub to start migrating past the seals. Ultimately I wound up following Campy's instructions for servicing the hub, which means taking it apart, cleaning everything, and applying proper grease to the ball bearings. It's pretty straightforward if you just take your time.

--Marcus

[rePhil]

The newer hubs are easily disassembled and serviced. Phil grease is great, but I don't put a lot on the pawls / freehub.

I have been using marine trailer bearing grease for years.

[Grant McLean]

I've rebuilt several current campy 10 speed rear hubs, most recently a Eurus rear hub.

Everything pretty much slides apart easily, with one exception: the hub seal
that is exposed when you remove the cassette body. It seperates the oil on
the pawls from the grease in the center bearings. That puppy is pressed hard
into the hubshell, and can be difficult to re-install if you pull it out.

In my case, the oil from the freehub pawls was dirty, and had leaked into
the grease behind that seal, and made the ring of bearings at the
center of the hub dirty. So I took everything out and cleaned it all, but
that seal was hard to get fitted back into place perfectly.

My advise: Pull out the axle, slide off the cassette body. Wipe out the notches
where the pawls sit, and have a looksee at the grease in those center bearings.
If you can wipe it out, and put some grease in there, leave that seal in place,
then just reassemble. Just add some oil to those freehub pawl clickers into the
gap left just before you slide it all back together closed.

Maybe this all sounds like greek, but if you've had the hub apart, you likely
know exactly what i'm talkin' about.

enjoy!

Grant

[Too Tall]

And old toothbrush is the right tool for cleaning out nooks and crannys. Dip the toothbrush in light oil and scrub scrub scrubbefore you thr anything stronger.

[stevep]

And old toothbrush is the right tool for cleaning out nooks and crannys. Dip the toothbrush in light oil and scrub scrub scrubbefore you thr anything stronger.

and dont use the toothbrush on yr teeth again.

[sspielman]

and dont use the toothbrush on yr teeth again.

...It might be better than the counterfeit Chinese toothpaste.....

[thwart]

Everything pretty much slides apart easily, with one exception: the hub seal

I agree. I have disassembled a couple of recent Campy hubs, and have had the same problem. Actually had to replace one seal because it tore slightly when I used a pick-type device to remove it. :crap:

I would agree completely with Grant's advice. Maybe difficult for obsessive-compulsive types, but probably the best answer overall.