Dan-Walker Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 In all of the hope hubs i have owned i have taken the grease out and replaced with oil, is this a good idea ?who has done this with there pro 2 ?cheers It would just be interesting to know who actually puts oil in, because i know a few people that do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Very light, thin oil is, i always find, best to use for lubricating hub internals. It keeps them nice and refreshed, while still leaving that extra little bit of bite in the engagement. Which, i'm guessing, is why most people de-grease their hub's... Cheers,Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Yeah, Best to get rid of the all the thick shit and put some light lube in there ... be much smootherand will sound alot more louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfuzzit Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 In the ratchet or bearings? Loud isnt neccesarily a good thing. Or a bad thing. Pro gold grease or phil wood hub grease. Dont use thin oil or chain lube, it wont last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 In the ratchet or bearings? Loud isnt neccesarily a good thing. Or a bad thing. Pro gold grease or phil wood hub grease. Dont use thin oil or chain lube, it wont last.Grease ! ... are you mad, that will just make the hub run horrible will sound like shit and will skip all the time, just use something mega thin, I've used GT85 On my King before and it was really nice. I'd get rid of all the grease on the Pawls/Ratchet and clean it all out and replace it with some light Lube like above, leave abit of grease on the Bearings though but nothing else.For god sake don't use Grease, it will be just be skipp skippp skippp skippp, it'll be never ending if you use Grease, light lube and I'm sure other people will back me up on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Well, I use finishlline XC in me king, but in something less sensitive, like for example a Pro II I'd make myself an emuslion.It is very simple to do, you take a normal grease of a high quality and you then mix thin oil into it until you achieve the consistency you deem best. Remember to service regularly though, all grease gets washed out eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 10w40 engine oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 You've got to remember though, a king and a hope are two compleatly different hubs.I use WD40 on my King. Works a treat on that, only other thing I would use is finish line.With hope hubs, where I have tried using WD40 they end up crap. Light grease tends to help the springs and pawls sit where they're meant to be. Plus when freewheeling I have had trouble when using light lube with the chain dropping down past the chainstay and towards the wheel.I get this with the king but not as severe, mainly due to design.Perfect combo for hopes are stronger springs (not sure what is run on the pro 2) and light grease. Plus servicing it regulary as springs seem to move about and get snapped alot. I've never really got on with hope hubs, tendancy to rip the pawls out all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 And the best way of making a really light grease........... is to make an emuslion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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