What kind of grease to use on a splined hub?

i dont think you really need to grease them at all. maby if the bearings
are a lil rusty from getting wet something WD-40 would work but i never
grease my uni

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do you mean the bearings, or crank and spindle(axle)?

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I use anti-seize grease on my splined Profile hub... should be fine for
your ISIS hub. I just grab an old toothbrush, hit it with a little
solvent (my grampa uses kerosene, I use WD-40), brush the hub and crank
until they look clean, then wipe everything dry with the rag. Once the
solvent's gone, cover everything with grease, reassemble and wipe away
the excess grease. Cake!

manon1wheel said:

maby if the bearings are a lil rusty from getting wet something WD-40
would work

Be careful with those bearings! Yes, WD-40 lives up to it's name: it
is effective in Water Displacement (removing moisture). However, it is
also a degreaser (removes grease)... and your bearings need grease to
run smoothly.

If you're going to use WD-40, then you'll need to repack the bearings
with grease... and since most uni bearings are sealed, that'd mean
breaking the seals, which (as feelthelight has taught us) is a bad
thing.

If the bearings have surface rust, it shouldn't affect their
performance. Don't worry. If the bearings have rusted internally, the
wheel won't spin well and it's time for brand new bearings.

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oneisenough said:

do you mean the bearings, or crank and spindle(axle)?

crank and spindle.

my splines are starting to rust and i have only had my uni 3-4 months
and have never left it out in the rain😕

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Det-riot said:

crank and spindle.

my splines are starting to rust and i have only had my uni 3-4 months
and have never left it out in the rain😕

As far as I know, all metals and alloys rust or oxidize even without
being wet.

Air has moisture in it, which is effectively keeping everything around
you moist in the slightest bit.

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Borgschulze said:

As far as I know, all metals and alloys rust or oxidize even without
being wet.

Air has moisture in it, which is effectively keeping everything around
you moist in the slightest bit.

yeah, i know that i just thought that the uni would be lest rusty for
longer. Ill go get some anti-seize tomorrow and put it on my hub

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Det-riot said:

Ill go get some anti-seize tomorrow

i think that will work fine, i have the stuff that profile provides
with cranks and what not and it works awesome on my BMX bike, i dont
have anything on my uni yet but if i did use anything this is what i
would use. i think it is Finish Line brand

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Borgschulze said:

As far as I know, all *bare* metals and alloys rust or oxidize even
without being wet.

FTFY.

Det-riot said:

just thought that the uni would be lest rusty for longer

Yep! Grease is hydrophobic; it repels water. Clean your splines, pack
'em with grease and you'll keep water outta there.

Anti-seize is available at most auto part stores.

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maestro8 said:

FTFY.

Er yeah... forgot to put bare, kind of hard to keep paint or powdercoat
on the metal if it oxidized underneath.

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copper grease/anti seize... for splines, all the time.

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On the rusting bearings issue, I smear a little bit of waterproof grease
around the outside of the bearings and around the seals. The grease
keeps the exterior metal bits from rusting and a thin bit of exterior
grease on the seals helps trap dirt and moisture before they can
penetrate the seals.

That's mainly a concern for my muni that gets ridden in dirty and/or
wet conditions.

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Yeah well I got 'this stuff' (http://tinyurl.com/3y3z79) and it works
just fine on my motorcycles so maybe it would do the trick for my
unicycle when the time comes.

p.s. silkolene is awesome

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