Do You Grease A Bottom Bracket?

[liam n]

im trying to intasll a new trialtech BB into my new onza comp 2010 frame

i was wondering are you meant to grease the threads with water proof grease , yes or no ?

thanks liam

[craigjames]

I do, clean everything up, grease it up and in it goes.

[AdamR28]

Always grease on BB threads, yes, and plenty of it!

[haydon_peter]

YES!

[Miles Mallinson]

Clean the threads with a wire brush then put the grease on and spread it around the threads with your fingers, a good grease is weldite lithium or a pedros one.

Edited November 30, 2010 by Milo123

[liam n]

thanks everyone gunna set it up now

and thanks tarty for the BB

[Sponge]

If you haven't yet, and have some lying around.. try some copper antiseize grease. I always use it for almost every threaded application, except for BMX freecoaster hubs.

It cost me around £10 for a pretty big tub of it in halfords. There's so much I'm willing to shovel a spoonful out for any rider who wants some!

[davey1991]

If you haven't yet, and have some lying around.. try some copper antiseize grease. I always use it for almost every threaded application, except for BMX freecoaster hubs.

It cost me around £10 for a pretty big tub of it in halfords. There's so much I'm willing to shovel a spoonful out for any rider who wants some!

Also do this. Its a nice colour aswell.

If you don't grease your BB and for some reason you need to remove it, you will have one hell of a job.

[rupintart]

If you don't like being messy, use teflon tape (plumbers tape). It also helps keep the creaking away.

Make sure you chase the threads before installing a BB. It's always good practice to do. Better to be OCD and have good threads, than to be lazy and have a f**ked frame.