tom tom Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 as some people may have noticed my profile started making a dodgy noise so i pulled it apart and cleaned it, then i came accross the point where i had to think about what to put back in.so what do i need to put back into the hub lubricant wise?tom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 GT85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) GT85Naa you wanna be using more than just that .Did mine the other day you wanna be using gt85 to wash it all out then wipe that out and get some "Finish line wet cross countrie lube" any bike shop/halfords should stock it then run a thin layer of that arround the ratchet ring and its all good. Funny noise you say ? When you took off off the driver was there any stray bits of metal in there ?Just check you driver bearings to be sure there not gone as thats what could be causing the noise Sam Edited March 12, 2006 by Swize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Smith Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 dont use gt85, use some form of light oil, that always works best in ratchetsash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Naa you wanna be using more than just that .Did mine the other day you wanna be using gt85 to wash it all out then wipe that out and get some "Finish line wet cross countrie lube" any bike shop/halfords should stock it then run a thin layer of that arround the ratchet ring and its all good. Funny noise you say ? When you took off off the driver was there any stray bits of metal in there ?Just check you driver bearings to be sure there not gone as thats what could be causing the noise Samcheers but when i took it apart and put it back together it was fine, so i decieded to service it while i was playing with it.tom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shovel Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 a light smear of finish line wet xc lube round the teeth of the ratchet bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Just take it apart, clean it so it's spotless then just put a little bit of Finish line wet Lube in there, should be alright then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 DO NOT clean the bearings with anything like WD40. Clean everything else with it though, and wipe it down.Grease up the bearings ( i use lithium grease) and put a slight bit on the pawls. It keeps it running very very smooth, and keeps the friction down on the bearings and rachet.Using WD40 on the rachet and bearings has left me with dead bearings, and lots of metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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