Should I grease a quill stem?

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:33:56 GMT, Wayne Menzie <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have a 3T aluminum stem that had a seized expander cone. After going a
few rounds with it and using the collected knowledge of RBT posts I was
able to remove it without damaging anything. Now I want to reinstall it
and I need to decide between using Phil Wood grease and some automotive
anti-seize compound. Anybody have a compelling reason to choose one over
the other?

Anti-sieze is formulated to keep metal parts from siezing together,
lubricant is formulated to allow parts in motion to slide across each
other with minimal wear and friction. Does this give you a clue?

By the way, my personal preference is to use the anti-sieze only on
the wedge, and I use it on *every* surface of the wedge that comes
into contact with something; quill, steer tube, and bolt threads. My
less-than-classically-correct-by-some-standards riding style causes me
to pull up hard on the bars at times, and I've noticed that if I get
carried away with the anti-sieze, the quill can work its way up out of
the steer tube, albeit slowly.

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Wayne Menzie said:

I have a 3T aluminum stem that had a seized expander cone. After
going a few rounds with it and using the collected knowledge of RBT
posts I was able to remove it without damaging anything. Now I want
to reinstall it and I need to decide between using Phil Wood grease
and some automotive anti-seize compound. Anybody have a compelling
reason to choose one over the other?

Grease is cheaper. Any bearing grease will do.

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Quoted message said:

I have a 3T aluminum stem that had a seized expander cone. After going a
few rounds with it and using the collected knowledge of RBT posts I was
able to remove it without damaging anything. Now I want to reinstall it
and I need to decide between using Phil Wood grease and some automotive
anti-seize compound. Anybody have a compelling reason to choose one over
the other?

I'd use regular car wheel bearing waterproof grease. The reason I would
use this type of grease is because it is cheaper than the stuff you mention
and works well for this type of use.
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Alex

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Quoted message said:

I have a 3T aluminum stem that had a seized expander cone. After going a
few rounds with it and using the collected knowledge of RBT posts I was
able to remove it without damaging anything. Now I want to reinstall it
and I need to decide between using Phil Wood grease and some automotive
anti-seize compound. Anybody have a compelling reason to choose one over
the other?

I don't know if one is better than the other, but it is important to pull the
stem occasionally to clean & regrease it to prevent seizing.

Use real anti-seize. Some greases are actually conductive. Anti-seoze is more
expensive but you aren't using industrial quanties and it's only a couple of
bucks a tube.
Phil Brown