How To Grease A Bike Crank

The green axle grease adds muscle to it and allows it to stay in place at higher temps.
How to grease a bike crank. If your cranks are anything other than perfectly square both cranks are perfectly parallel you will be replacing either your crank spindle or your entire crankset likely. First some general guides will be given then with more specific grease types. Oil that is too thick will gum up and attract lots of dirt. I show you how to remove and install new bearings as well as how to clean all the parts.
How to change crank bearings on a 1 peice bicycle crank. Be sure to use a high grade grease meant for low speeds and high pressures if you are rebuilding them as bb shell bearings work the hardest of all bearings on your bike. Recommendation of a bicycle bearings grease. Please try again later.
How to remove bicycle crank bearings. The bearings should face the bottom bracket. A good grease recipe to try is a 50 50 mix of green axle grease and any type of white teflon based bicycle grease. This is how to overhaul the bottom bracket on an older style of bike before they started using sealed bearings.
Optimal hardness for a bicycle bearing grease is nlgi 2 whichever grease type is chosen. Global cycling network 1 182 550 views. Apply grease to the new bearings and to the bottom bracket area where the bearings fit with a cotton swab or your finger. This feature is not available right now.
Slide the bearing onto the crank on the side with the gear as far as it will go. How to overhaul a bike bottom bracket remove clean install. Oil that is too thin will dissipate quickly and not hold. Recommendations in this paragraph are author s personal opinion based on knowledge and experience.
The teflon grease is very good but isn t very thick and tends to liquify easily. How to fix a creaking bottom bracket or cranks.