Dazshell Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 No. Not grease. That's terrible. Rather something like copperslip, and then only a light coating.My bad. You are right, copperslip it is. I couldn't remember what it was called.
BarHugger Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Maintenance trick 101 for loosening both right and left pedals: When standing behind the bike (straddling rear wheel), put any crankarm to be worked on in 1-2 o'clock position. Place spanner/hex key so that it runs in same direction as crankarm (next to crankarm) towards BB centre. Pushing down on tool (spanner/hex key) will loosen pedals, does not matter which side. Pulling tool towards you will fasten pedals. You can also use the crankarm as a grip support to generate torque on tool. Easy as pie......down to loosen, up to thighten. Edited February 17, 2014 by BarHugger GaryvdM 1
johannrissik Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 The smartest tool in your toolbox is google. Always. BarHugger, TopFuel and rouxtjie 3
GaryvdM Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) No. Not grease. That's terrible. Rather something like copperslip, and then only a light coating. To be technical, Copaslip is a type of grease. Copper is added to some greases for high pressure applications, or where corrosion could prevent dis-assembly of components later in their service life. Copaslip is the registered trademark of one such grease produced by Molyslip Atlantic Ltd, and has become a generic term (often misspelled as "copperslip" or "coppaslip") for anti-seize lubricants which contain copper. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(lubricant)#Additives But I do agree. Copaslip is generally better than a lithium or sodium grease for threads. One exception to this is if you have a thread where the grease for the thread might mix with grease for a bearing, e.g. the thread for the cone on a wheel bearing. In this case, I just use the same grease on the thread as the bearing. Edited February 17, 2014 by GaryvdM
sawystertrance Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I learned a good way to remember how to take off pedals. The phrase "Back off".In other words, turn them towards the back of the bike.Works for me. Edited February 18, 2014 by sawystertrance
Cellar Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 To be technical, Copaslip is a type of grease. Well, as per your quote, I meant to say an anti seize lubricant that contains copper then.
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