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Old 01-26-07, 11:24 AM
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Freewheel lubrication

OK, winter eats freewheels. Fairly regularly, the pawls get sticky, and I need to drip some lube down in there to free them up.

Really light oils will rinse off too easily with the salty slush, but I'm afraid to go with anything too thick either as it might get sticky on sub zeroš F temps.

I use T-9 on my chain which seems to hold up pretty well and is never too sticky in the cold, but I'm afraid the combination of wax content and cold might not be good inside the freewheel. What's your preferred freewheel lube for winter conditions? 10w30?
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