Thread: put WD-40 on my pitlock skewers (DOH!)
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Old 07-20-07 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil2
so i was putting on my new pitlock skewers but didn't have any grease. i called the lbs and they said wd-40 would be fine.
Temporarily yes, long term no.
Originally Posted by Phil2
i posted on the general forum and people said to grease them asap.
They were right
Originally Posted by Phil2
can i ride my bike to the lbs to get grease without doing damage?
Don't bother going to the bike shop to buy their overpriced grease. Go to your local hardware store and grab a tub or tube of Marine Trailer Bearing Grease (Big thread as to why here, but please don't reply to it)
Originally Posted by Phil2
how should i clean the wd-40 off the skewers?
Any degreaser will work. Spray onto a rag and wipe it off. Don't spray into your hubs
Originally Posted by Phil2
should i try to clean out the hubs also? how would i do that?
As long as you weren't a complete genius and sprayed the WD-40 directly into your hub bearings you should be fine. If you're talking about the hub body itself just wipe it off. If, on the other hand you were a complete chucklehead and blasted WD-40 into the bearings you now get to overhaul them because WD-40 loves to eat grease.
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