Lithium Grease

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:40:38 -0000, "Simonb"
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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

As long as it doesn't form crystals...

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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

As long as it doesn't form crystals...

Is that what causes the rims to warp?

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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Thanks

Simon

Lithiumgrease is a grease which uses lithiumsoap as
thickener. It can be used to grease your bearings and is
just as good as any other grease.

Bert L.

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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

As long as it doesn't form crystals...

Is that what causes the rims to warp?

No but it's a factor...

Simonb said:

What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Ok/good for bearings although some lithium greases may dry
up or not last as long as bog standard stuff - only a
problem if not servicing for a long time. It tends to be
quite thin so keeps drag to a minimum*.

Some people claim it makes dissimilar metals weld
together through electrolysis, causing static parts like
seatposts and stems to seize. I'm never quite sure if
that's true or bollards.

Wilkinsons sell 500g tubs of Comma brown lithium grease
for £2.19.

* But won't perform as well as it will in high speed
applications (cars, motorbikes) because temperatures in
bicycle bearings are lower.

~PB

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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Ok/good for bearings

ps. It also seems okay for bolt threads/heads.

~PB

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Lithiumgrease is a grease which uses lithiumsoap as
thickener. It can be used to grease your bearings and is
just as good as any other grease.

Of course it isn't. It's a grease with a special additive
for high temperature operation. It probably isn't as good as
an ordinary grease at low temperatures (e.g. your bike's
wheel bearings). Which in turn is certainly not as good as a
pure synthetic grease, which in turn wouldn't be as good as
a very heavy synthetic oil which you kept renewing, if you
could be bothered to do that. Of course it's quite possible
that in a simple undemanding application like bike wheel
bearings that these differences don't matter.
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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Yer actual bog tandard general mechanics' grease. Useful
for bearings, screw threads, more or less anything. You
can pay a lot more for 'boutique' grease but lithium
grease will do well for most things.

Don't let it too near rubber goods!!

T

Simonb said:

What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Yes, I've been using the same tub of Castrol LM for years
and years.

Simonb said:

What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

I use it for hubs and have not yet had one explode on me. I
also use it (less often than I ought to) for the bearings in
my inline skates.

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Pete Biggs said:

Some people claim it makes dissimilar metals weld together
through electrolysis, causing static parts like seatposts
and stems to seize. I'm never quite sure if that's true or
bollards.

I hope not. My LBS sold me some on the basis that it was
fine for use on bearings and as anti-seize on threads and
pretty much everything, so if they're wrong then my bike
is jiggered. Seems to be running very smoothly at the
moment though.

d.

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What is it for? Is it OK to use it for hubs and such?

Yer actual bog tandard general mechanics' grease. Useful
for bearings, screw threads, more or less anything. You
can pay a lot more for 'boutique' grease but lithium
grease will do well for most things.

The boutique grease is useful for mountainbikes too.
But keep the Di Lithium stuff away from your bike, it
forms crystals.