Peter Cole wrote:
> "Todd Kuzma" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Martin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> You can periodically remove the elastomers so they can be cleaned and
>> regreased with a white lithium grease.
> My old RS (Judy, not Quadra) manual specifically mentioned to not use
> lithium grease.
Yeah, they did, but I'm sure it was a bunch of BS. At the time they were trying
to sell overpriced "Judy Butter," which I bet was lithium based too -- as
virtually all common automotive-type greases are.
That said, the "white lithium grease" we see everywhere is probably not the best
choice. It's usually cheap stuff that tends to separate, gunking everything up
and not lubricating very well. This may have been what Rockshox was really
saying, although they may have been intentionally uncareful with their language
in order to sell their own stuff.
Plain old wheel bearing grease from an auto parts store is fine. I've always
used marine grease or Phil Wood, which supposedly is a bit more waterproof. In
addition, I put a little Phil Wood oil in each leg, which helps keep the grease
loose, and reflowing to where it's been scraped dry. Any plain oil will do for
this too.
Matt O.