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984gasm
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
can anyone tell me what kind of grease is best when putting my axle back on? Guessing just a lithium will be fine, but wanted to double check. Thanks
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Darthane
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
IIRC, all it calls for is anti-seize, no actual axle grease.
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Vaneo1
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
just get one that displaces water.
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
ANTI-SEIZE
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984gasm
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
anti-seize just on the threads, right(stupid question)
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Darthane
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 01:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I've always done the threads and where the bearings rest on the axle. I've lost track of how many times the rear wheel's been off and back on at this point. No troubles yet, and never had it take an undue amount of effort to get back off, either.
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984gasm
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 01:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Thanks everyone
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Sgthigg
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 01:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
dont get that crap on your powrder coat..its a bear to get off. If you even can.
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Duc_htr
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 02:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
PJ1 super cleaner took the anti-seize right off my swingarm last tire change... great stuff for the wheels also...
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Chadhargis
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 02:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I do grease the non-threaded part of the axle. Last time I removed it, it had a lot of what looked like corrosion on it. I took some steel wool to it and it came off, but I coated it with grease to be safe.

But yes...do use anti-seize on the threads.
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Buellshyter
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 04:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Gasoline will also remove anti-seize and I imagine brake cleaner would, too
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984gasm
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yeah Chad, mine had alot of corrosion on it also, did the same and then anti-seized it and thank god everything went back on smoothly.
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Buckinfuell
Posted on Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 09:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Axle grease??? What are we talking about here? A horse-driven carriage, or a Buell? In case of the latter, a little Loctite ® Anti-Seize on the axle threads will work fine. Of course, if you really feel compelled to slop a dollop of grease on the ol' wagon wheel, then have at it...
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