There's side to side play in my front wheel so I'm going to give the hub a service, it hasn't had one since new (at least six years) so I figure it's overdue.
What grease do you guys recommend for the bearings? I'm after something good/cheap although I know the two don't go hand in hand!
I took it apart last week to make sure it was all in one piece and noticed there was a gap big enough for a bearing on both sides of the hub, is this normal? I don't remember this being the case on my old bike, and can't imagine how two bearings would have fallen out...
Cup and cone I presume?
There is usual enough room for 1 more bearing in each race, if they were packed in then they'd rub against each other and nay grease would be displaced too quickly.
I prefer rock and roll "super web" for bearings as it seems to stay put longer, but any waterproof bearing grease will do.
waterproof marine grease is good for hubs.
waterproof marine grease is good for hubs.
+1 I think I got mine on Wiggle. Some hardware stores do it too.
Castrol CL grease - worked well for me:
Thanks chaps!