|   what grease do you use to lube a freehub?? | weezy
Sep 4, 2002 10:52 AM | | I picked up one of these morningstar freehub buddy's and it is really neat. I used finish line grease to lube the freehub, but it seems a little too thick for the freehub...
What kinds of greases/oils are you using to lube yours? |
| None | JimC.
Sep 4, 2002 11:22 AM | | as you've discovered, it doesn't work; the pawls cannot operate, and in winter when the grease gets cold, you're hosed. You need to use fine oil. Jim
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html#lube |
| Uhh... | PatR
Sep 4, 2002 12:00 PM | | I do hate to disagree with Sheldon, but I lube my freehubs regularly with grease. I don't use the Freehub Buddy, though. I take the axle out of the rear hub (for Shimano hubs...), take out the bearings, unscrew the freehub mounting bolt with a 10mm hex wrench, and remove the freehub. Next, I pry off the thin rubber seal in the back of the freehub, and squirt a bead of grease (Finish Line is my current lube) where the seal goes. Then, replace the seal, forcing the grease into the freehub. Reassemble the hub, and your freehub will spin very nicely, and very quietly. And it works fine in winter, but it only goes to about 25F at the coldest in Virginia. I find that oil for freehubs doesn't last very long. The Freehub Buddy has one disadvantage - you have to fill the freehub with grease to force the old lube and dirt out. That probably is too much grease. |
| I'm on Plan "B" | JimC.
Sep 4, 2002 12:08 PM | | I go thru ~ 2 freehubs a year, it's very wet in Vancouver, and they just don't last, and like Virginia, we rarely get below 25F. I just stick in new freehubs and call it a day. Stuff just wears out super fast here with all the wet and muck of winter. Jim |
| 25 degrees in va? | head
Sep 4, 2002 12:26 PM | | I went on at least a half dozen night rides last year here in fredericksburg that dipped into the teens. i'm sure it was colder in the mountains. it definitely gets below 25 degrees in va. |
| Uhh... | PatR
Sep 4, 2002 12:01 PM | | I do hate to disagree with Sheldon, but I lube my freehubs regularly with grease. I think he's talking about freewheels, not freehubs, though. Anyway,I don't use the Freehub Buddy. I take the axle out of the rear hub (for Shimano hubs...), take out the bearings, unscrew the freehub mounting bolt with a 10mm hex wrench, and remove the freehub. Next, I pry off the thin rubber seal in the back of the freehub, and squirt a bead of grease (Finish Line is my current lube) where the seal goes. Then, replace the seal, forcing the grease into the freehub. Reassemble the hub, and your freehub will spin very nicely, and very quietly. And it works fine in winter, but it only goes to about 25F at the coldest in Virginia. I find that oil for freehubs doesn't last very long. The Freehub Buddy has one disadvantage - you have to fill the freehub with grease to force the old lube and dirt out. That probably is too much grease. |
| You should try some 00 Grade Ultra-Low Viscosity Grease... | Metroid
Sep 4, 2002 12:42 PM | | http://oddsandendos.safeshopper.com/4/46.htm?75 |
| Shimano Spin Doctor works quite well.....also try.... | sheebo
Sep 4, 2002 8:25 PM | | Morningstar freehub lube if you can find it. Comes in different viscosities for different temps (small syringe appicator). And yes, they do have one for extreme cold. The Spin Doctor feels a little thick at first, but within one ride it loosens up and there is no problem. |
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