Spline Maintenace Tutorial

looks good. you should point out that to the untrained ear spline creak
sounds exactly like what you would expect to be a spoke. but it's not,
it's your cranks!

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Well you can feel free to add that if you like...Youve been at this
longer than me. I just wrote what i kno and my experiences.

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Thanks for the little writeup, Phil! One question, how often do you
recommend someone should do this sort of maintenance? Or only do it
when you really need too, or what?

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trials_uni said:

Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?

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thanks for the tutorial, I'm sure I'll probally need it one day.

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thanks. i would also like to know the answer to how often should you
clean it

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Ricky W said:

thanks. i would also like to know the answer to how often should you
clean it

Depends on how much you ride in the wet and in the dirt. If you ride
through puddles, streams and/or snow you're going to have to regrease
the splines much more often than if you ride only in clean and dry
environments.

There is no set time frame for when that sort of maintenance should be
done. The answer is that it should be done when it needs to be done.
If it starts creaking it's time to do some maintenance. If you been
riding in the snow or through water it is time to do some maintenance.

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On my Muni that get wet and muddy i do it every 2 weeks and on my Trials
which sees little more than some dust, once every month.

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trials_uni said:

On my Muni that get wet and muddy i do it every 2 weeks and on my Trials
which sees little more than some dust, once every month.

Unless you're riding 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week, that maintenance
schedule is overkill. You're wasting precious time that could be spent
riding!

I do my maintenance every 6 - 9 mos. depending on the condition of my
Muni. The frame is a good indicator... if it's completely muddy, it's
time for early maintenance (usu. in the spring). If it's dry, the
mainenance can wait.

If you use quality grease and you're liberal with the amount of grease
you use (as long as you don't get it all over the place) you shouldn't
have to worry about premature wear / failure. Ferchrissakes, the
joints in your average automobile are lubed only every 7,500 miles or
so (if at all!)... granted, they can tolerate a little more slop, but
you don't see wheels falling off from cars every day, do you?

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maestro8 said:

Unless you're riding 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week, that maintenance
schedule is overkill. You're wasting precious time that could be spent
riding!

Quoted message said:

Oh ok ill keep that in mind. I just wasnt sure so i wanted to keep it
well maintaned all then time.

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