Swapping the spring in my Toras. What kind of grease for the spring? I've got a big tube of lithium grease. Will that do? No mention of grease type in the user manual.
doesn't lithium eat rubber seals?
You're in Glasgow, eh? go to Mickey oats motorcycles, get a 1 litre tub of silkolene RG2 suspension fork grease for a fiver or so, way cheaper than MTB sus grease and better. while you're at it get silkolene sus fork fluid there too (same deal)
Avoid the Lithium grease at all costs!
It's not good for bikes
Good shout.
Any old grease you've got hanging around, the thicker and gloopier the better. I don't use 'cycle specific' lubes as a rule. I've got a tube of Silkolene from work. We use it in grease guns/autolubes to lubricate heavy plant bushings. Brilliant, but it gets everywhere!
Any old grease you've got hanging around, the thicker and gloopier the better. I don't use 'cycle specific' lubes as a rule. I've got a tube of Silkolene from work. We use it in grease guns/autolubes to lubricate heavy plant bushings. Brilliant, but it gets everywhere
That's the type of grease I've got in the house and I'm sure it's lithium grease.
Given that I used to lube 35 tonne Fiat Hitachi excavators with the same stuff, I'm fairly sure it would be ok on a bike!