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72andsunny
04-21-05, 03:39 PM
Should I grease the splines on my Shimano Octalink Splined Cranks?

1) Zinn says it makes no difference.
2) ParkTools website says to grease.
3) Bikeforums search results seems evenly divided.

I'm leaning towards greasing, anybody know the pros and cons?

Thanks!

Captain Mike

2004 Santana Noventa Stowaway

sydney
04-21-05, 04:10 PM
Should I grease the splines on my Shimano Octalink Splined Cranks?

1) Zinn says it makes no difference.
2) ParkTools website says to grease.
3) Bikeforums search results seems evenly divided.

I'm leaning towards greasing, anybody know the pros and cons?

Thanks!

Captain Mike

2004 Santana Noventa Stowaway Shimano instructions say grease the spindle.You can't go wrong with grease on them, so what's the issue? If they have self extractors,remove them and the bolts so the splines can be lined up before torquing them.
phantomcow2
04-21-05, 04:18 PM
grease them

DocF
04-21-05, 06:57 PM
Grease gets my vote, too.

Doc
Dirtbike
04-21-05, 08:20 PM
If in doubt, grease it. (Unless you are working on brake parts :p)
Raiyn
04-21-05, 11:02 PM
Grease them
phantomcow2
04-22-05, 04:15 AM
theres just no reason not to, it can only help you
DieselDan
04-22-05, 06:20 AM
You can grease Shimano Octalink and ISIS splined BB splindles, but NEVER grease any square taper BB spindles. Greasing those can lead to over tourquing.
sydney
04-22-05, 06:57 AM
You can grease Shimano Octalink and ISIS splined BB splindles, but NEVER grease any square taper BB spindles. Greasing those can lead to over tourquing.Nonsense!!.
jinx_removing
04-22-05, 07:31 AM
You can grease Shimano Octalink and ISIS splined BB splindles, but NEVER grease any square taper BB spindles. Greasing those can lead to over tourquing.

Whaaa? Man am I in trouble :D
sydney
04-22-05, 07:37 AM
Whaaa? Man am I in trouble :DFunny that shimano ships current square taper BB with the spindle pre greased. Must be a conspiracy to sell more cranks dut to overtorquing.... ;) :p
jinx_removing
04-22-05, 07:43 AM
Funny that shimano ships current square taper BB with the spindle pre greased. Must be a conspiracy to sell more cranks dut to overtorquing.... ;) :p

I was acutally going to say the same thing as I had a similar discussion in the FG/SS forum.

edit: About the pregreased spindle not the conspiracy(but I wouldn't put it past Shimano)
Weasel
04-22-05, 08:33 AM
Grease it. But not spoon fulls. :)
Raiyn
04-22-05, 03:33 PM
. Greasing those can lead to over tourquing.
Not using a torque wrench leads to over tourqing
sydney
04-22-05, 03:52 PM
Not using a torque wrench leads to over tourqingWell said.
caloso
04-22-05, 05:25 PM
Grease is the word!