I have said that I am new to rebuilding bikes and at this time I am bouncing between rebuilding a Specialized Allez ( 1993 or 94 ) to sell and a Raleigh Technium (around 1986 ) to ride and whenever I get one on the road ready to ride I will quit saying I am new to this but for now my question is this.

Today I replaced the bearings and the freewheel on the Technium but the wheel does not spin as freely as the front wheel I have not touched. I am very disappointed in the results and can only think of two possibilities. Since the wheel spins smoothly and quietly I am wondering if I used a grease that was too thick ( Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, All Purpose Grease.) Could this Grease be too thick for what I want it to do ? The only other possibility I can think of would be Bike Tech. insufficiency. I have come to the conclusion that trying to learn to restore an M.G. Midget and old bikes at the same time is time consuming and I have neither the time to drive the car or to ride my bike.

If I reclean the bearings and use a different grease would I probably have better luck ?