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Old 01-16-12 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Nagrom_
Why shouldn't one grease square taper BB's?
Because - as I touched upon in the post you quoted - a greased square taper can force the crank arm too far onto the spindle, causing deformation of the BB/crank arm interface.
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