On 2018-01-05 12:40, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Today there was a guy and he said suddenly
whenever he turned the front wheel there was an
unpleasant noise.

I said this was likely to be because of
the cold.

I gave him WD-40 and said this will penetrate
the best but one should use with care as not to
flush away the bearing grease.

I gave him a can of hydro oil and said this
will penetrate OK and shouldn't harm anything
no matter.

I gave him grease and said this is for the
bearings but without picking everything apart
it is difficult to get it in place.

Am I right?


I never use WD-40 or any degreaser on bicycles. If the steerer bearings
creak they are shot, need to be replaced. What I sometimes did with BB
bearings to nurse them along another 1000 miles or until the replacement
gets here is to let fine turbine oil seep in, with the bike laid on the
respective side. It is an oil similar to what is used to lube Hammond
organs. At least that took away the ugly screeches.

Thing is, you never know where the oil will go. Will it go into the cup
or will it find a crack on the outside and just run away into the
steerer tube?

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Regards, Joerg

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