Originally Posted by
Doug64
When I cleaned the hubs earlier this month, the grease was still clean and doing its job. That was in spite of riding 35 days in the rain, some of it on those dirt roads. However, I was a little anxious about the aluminum axle. I won't be concerned about it on my next tour.
thats the sort of account thats good to hear, especially with all the rain riding you two had.
what sort of bearing grease do you use?
I have a mostly finished tube of Phils, and an older partially full tube of Bull Shot (red stuff) that doesnt seem as thick as the Phils---I imagine this is like asking what sort of chain lube is your preference, you'll get a diff answer for every person....I switched to Phils as I felt the thicker the better, who knows.
I tend to really cram a lot in, and invariably a whole bunch ****ers out with time, so Im probably overdoing it, but as far as I can tell, there is no downside to too much, and the tubes last for ages anyway so its not expensive.