Grease Advice

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Good day all the Tech Hubbers

I am doing a bike strip and would like to know what is the best grease to use in my rear hub? It looks pretty thin and would like to clean and re-apply, but not sure what grease to use.

Advice appreciated.

Thanks

[Brighter-Lights]

I use Castrol WB for all bearings. (pedals, BB, headset, hubs)

[tikki]

what type of hub is it? sealed bearings or cup and cone?

[Mackie]

I use Phil Wood Tenacious oil.

http://www.philwood.com/products/gohc/oilngrease.php

Zulu Land Cycles in Ballito carry stock. 032 586 0031

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

what type of hub is it? sealed bearings or cup and cone?

 

Sealed Bearings Cup and Cone.

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

I use Phil Wood Tenacious oil.

http://www.philwood..../oilngrease.php

Zulu Land Cycles in Ballito carry stock. 032 586 0031

 

 

Great site,downloeded the PDF on how to service the rear hub.... Now just gotta get the grease... BUT durban is a tad far away

[AndreZA]

Sealed Bearings Cup and Cone.

 

Sealed bearing are not cup and cone and visa versa.

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Sealed bearing are not cup and cone and visa versa.

 

 

OK OK, I am not the techie here Mampara, you should know that of me by now

I would have though cup and cone, cause all the bearings behind the free body and in the hub are sealed???

[The Drongo]

Sealed Bearings Cup and Cone.

 

????

[The Drongo]

MOTOREX grease (yellow)

Any good motorcycle shop should stock.

 

Nothing repels moisture better.

[cosborne]

I greased my EA70's hub yesterday with a bit of Castrol grease. Not sure which type it was- just spread it thin.

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Thanks for the advice guys, you all rock BIG time!!

[AndreZA]

Cup and cone = all bearings are loose in a cup and a cone covers it and then seals cover them all

Sealed = all bearing are encased in a single unit that gets pressed into a hub. They are generally not serviceable as you can not get the seals off.

[Mackie]

Great site,downloeded the PDF on how to service the rear hub.... Now just gotta get the grease... BUT durban is a tad far away

I can buy it for you and post if you want.

[I-FELT-the-FORCE]

Cup and cone = all bearings are loose in a cup and a cone covers it and then seals cover them all

Sealed = all bearing are encased in a single unit that gets pressed into a hub. They are generally not serviceable as you can not get the seals off.

 

 

Thanks, now I am a little more tech savy . bearings are all sealed

I am gonna give the Castrol WD a bash this evening and if I cant come right with that or it doesn't work so lekka, I will give you a shout Mackie

Thanks guys, the HUB is the place for the info YET AGAIN

[Brighter-Lights]

IMO all sealed bearings should be serviced when used in a HUB or BB... it's very easy to pry the seals out and if you've been riding long enough and serviced your bike often enough, you'll know that 99% of sealed bearings leak grease and that the seals are not really doing what they should do, AND that most of them have very little grease inside as they are made for high speed applications where they normally would heat up and melt the grease. In a low speed app. it's a bit different though, especially where the bearing often gets submerged. (crossing a river etc etc, mud race etc. )

 

Press the bearing out, being very careful, using a very sharp object, remove both seals. (this takes some practise, slide the sharp blade underneath the seal and lift it, paying attention NOT to damage the seal)

Wash bearing in petrol and dry with air hose/compressor. Then pack Castrol WB into the bearing until it sqeezes out on the other side. Pop one seal back, fill the bearing even further with grease. Pop the other seal back. Wipe off grease on outside. This way, it'll 'sweat' some grease for the first while, but my experience doing it like this, especially in a BB, give you peace of mind to ride through any river as water will not easily go into a bearing completely filled/packed with grease.

 

This is messy, I do it once every 6 months on hub, headset and BB bearings, and once every 3 months on der pulleys ( +- 1000km offroad per month)

 

The ONLY sealed bearings that I've come across that were sealing properly, even after 2 very muddy races, were those in Hope Pro 2 hubs. Not even the Enduro bearings seal like those. (I have Enduro's in our cranks - didn't pack them initially as they are supposed to be the S***, and they were rusted after Trans Baviaans 2010... I had to brush them and repack properly... )

 

I open even a brand new sealed bearing and pack it properly... because sometimes it's the right thing to do and the result is evident...