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Old 11-19-12, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by corvuscorvax
And seatpost. But never, ever, grease a square-taper bottom bracket, or you will go to hell.
Actually, that's incorrect. A very, very small amount of lubricant should be used on a square taper BB where the crank mounts, just enough to prevent seizing, but not enought to squeeze out when the crank is torqued down.
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