Wannabe Posted April 12, 2017 Share Preparing to service the freebody of my Easton EA70 mtb wheel this weekend.The spec sheet says a Hydraulic Mineral Oil must be used to lubricate the pawls, springs and ratchets. What alternative can be used in the place of the oil depicted below? http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/500/medium/IMG_03502.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted April 12, 2017 Share http://www.custom-motorsport.de/images/product_images/original_images/dsc_0508.jpg myveonix and TrailWarrior 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted April 12, 2017 Share Tx.And to be bought from Midas or AutoZone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted April 12, 2017 Share hydraulic mineral oil I'd think maybe a very soft grease but never oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted April 12, 2017 Share Tx.And to be bought from Midas or AutoZone?midas like R130 for a bottle andydude and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted April 12, 2017 Share hydraulic mineral oil I'd think maybe a very soft grease but never oil yep, mavic wheels also takes mineral oil, grease interferes with the pawls BaGearA and venom1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted April 12, 2017 Share Ai. I have a set of 1998 Campag Chorus hubs that run like silk and freewheel like a dream. They have grease ports in the middle of the hub. Every few years or so I inject grease into the ports until the dirty grease coming out of the bearings on each side is clean. The grease goes right through the pawls and lubes them too. Mineral oil shmineral oil. Josh0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted April 12, 2017 Share Popped over to my LBS over lunch, they gave me a small bottle of the proper Shimano mineral oil, free of charge. To reciprocate, I bought a few other consumables. Donovan Le Cok, mikkelz and Long Wheel Base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom1 Posted April 12, 2017 Share yep, mavic wheels also takes mineral oil, grease interferes with the pawls What he said!A little goes a long way so no need to drown it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted April 12, 2017 Share Grease! your hub will run quiet as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myveonix Posted April 12, 2017 Share Obtainable from Midas Edited April 12, 2017 by myveonix fanievb and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted April 13, 2017 Share Sooo, three people said hydraulic fluid/oil and two said grease. Sometimes the hub confuses me more than helping to learn [emoji2] sawystertrance, Long Wheel Base and mikkelz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted April 13, 2017 Share Ai. I have a set of 1998 Campag Chorus hubs that run like silk and freewheel like a dream. They have grease ports in the middle of the hub. Every few years or so I inject grease into the ports until the dirty grease coming out of the bearings on each side is clean. The grease goes right through the pawls and lubes them too. Mineral oil shmineral oil. Some manufacturers do it right from the start eddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myveonix Posted April 13, 2017 Share Sooo, three people said hydraulic fluid/oil and two said grease. Sometimes the hub confuses me more than helping to learn [emoji2]If ratchet and pawls are regularly serviced, then by all means use a good grease such as Motorex (http://www.motorex.com/index.cfm?oid=1147&lang=en&eintragId=126&webtoolDbTemp=eintragDetail) Poor quality grease could become gummy after time and prevent the pawls from engaging the ratchet. The return springs on the pawls are fairly delicate and the best option still remains using mineral oil and not grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted April 13, 2017 Share Sooo, three people said hydraulic fluid/oil and two said grease. Sometimes the hub confuses me more than helping to learn [emoji2] Did not do the complete stripdown down to the pawls, as a special tool is needed (pictured below), but I did clean and lube as much as possible, and I can feel an improvement. Will test it on the trails this weekend. http://www.parktool.com/assets/img/product/_thumb/FR-2_001.jpg Got an idea to make one out of a socket that I will grind down to fit / work. andydude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailWarrior Posted August 14, 2017 Share http://www.custom-motorsport.de/images/product_images/original_images/dsc_0508.jpg Can one use this mineral oil instead of Shimano mineral oil in your Shimano hydraulic brake system? Just a question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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