#1
|
|||
|
|||
Hub rebuild - grease or no grease?
I'm replacing the bearings in a White Industries CLD rear hub. I'm the first person to open up the hub, they have about 1000 miles on them and it turns out one of the bearings was getting crunchy.
I open it up and everything is coated in grease. I found this funny as overhaul instructions from White Ind don't hardly mention using grease. Actually they say don't grease. They say clean off any grease and then don't grease. Just a drop or 2 of oil on the pawls. Anyone have any experience with this?
__________________
Strong Ti frame I built Meivici Seven Elium Kirk Tandem |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
I don't have experience with White hubs. Many manufacturers recommend no grease because the stickiness interferes with a spring and pawl action. So, oil instead.
You're going to get a lot of answers: oil / heavy weight oil / special, secret grease.
__________________
You always have a plan on the bus... |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
I use a dab of NFS on each pawl when I service/overhaul my hubs.
|
#4
|
||||
|
||||
I asked this question of the folks at WI a while back after getting my T11 rear hub open and finding copious quantities of grease that WI say should not be used.
They told me that they were concerned that people might use the wrong type of grease and hinder the proper operation of the hub. I guess it hasn't occurred to them to then specify what type of grease to use or, and I know this is crazy talk, sell to users the type of grease they put in the hubs when they assemble them for sale and initial use.
__________________
"Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." - Robert Heinlein |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Thanks for the info!
__________________
Strong Ti frame I built Meivici Seven Elium Kirk Tandem |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
On a sort of off-, but related topic, I always wondered about this pair of HED Ardennes that I have. They are dead silent compared to 2 other wheelsets that I have and most everyone I ride with. I can sneak up on anyone!
__________________
“A bicycle is not a sofa” -- Dario Pegoretti |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
no grease in the freehub of pawl type hubs. for WI hubs, i like a heavier weight oil, particularly i use hypoid gear oil, which is literally made for sliding contact metal surfaces, but almost any liquid lube is fine, just not super lightweigth stuff.
incidentally, unless these were severe duty wet weather hubs, 1000 miles is pretty early to kill a bearing!
__________________
http://less-than-epic.blogspot.com/ |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
No grease.
I also asked WI awilu back and the said ok on grease. So I used some synth grease (same that I use on my Royce Hubs) and I saw that the pawls were sticking, so I cleaned out the grease and now only use oil (which is what the WI manuals say) No grease, oil http://0104.nccdn.net/1_5/30d/138/24...ADJUSTMENT.pdf
|
#9
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Royce doesn't use a spring type pawl. They use a pawl that engages with tiny springs. ...but most Hubs -- no grease. Last edited by Tony T; 09-01-2019 at 05:41 PM. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|