Grease Or Oil Jockey Wheels at Charles Pothier blog

Grease Or Oil Jockey Wheels. Short of fully disassembling the derailleur, your best option is to start by spraying it down with degreaser. I recently opened up my jockey wheel bearings to troubleshoot a noise, and cleaned them and regreased them with a high temp automotive. Imo you get the best of both worlds with this. My practice, going on 40 years, is to first apply grease, and then add oil on top of it. Even better is to get some jockey wheels with bearings. Grease would probably tend to do as you say and attract dirt, but a thin coating on the outside of the bushing isn't going to ruin anything if you want to try it. I thought you used a light oil for jockey wheels anyway, thick grease will just hold onto gunk. The thicker the better, marine grease,. I do a drop of light lube at the gap. They still need to be greased to protect the steel axle against corrosion. Don’t go too mad, though, as soaking it through will. Most jockey wheels don't have bearings.

Grease would probably tend to do as you say and attract dirt, but a thin coating on the outside of the bushing isn't going to ruin anything if you want to try it. My practice, going on 40 years, is to first apply grease, and then add oil on top of it. I thought you used a light oil for jockey wheels anyway, thick grease will just hold onto gunk. I recently opened up my jockey wheel bearings to troubleshoot a noise, and cleaned them and regreased them with a high temp automotive. The thicker the better, marine grease,. Imo you get the best of both worlds with this. Even better is to get some jockey wheels with bearings. Don’t go too mad, though, as soaking it through will. I do a drop of light lube at the gap. Short of fully disassembling the derailleur, your best option is to start by spraying it down with degreaser.

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Grease Or Oil Jockey Wheels Short of fully disassembling the derailleur, your best option is to start by spraying it down with degreaser. I thought you used a light oil for jockey wheels anyway, thick grease will just hold onto gunk. Imo you get the best of both worlds with this. Short of fully disassembling the derailleur, your best option is to start by spraying it down with degreaser. They still need to be greased to protect the steel axle against corrosion. Most jockey wheels don't have bearings. Don’t go too mad, though, as soaking it through will. My practice, going on 40 years, is to first apply grease, and then add oil on top of it. The thicker the better, marine grease,. I do a drop of light lube at the gap. Grease would probably tend to do as you say and attract dirt, but a thin coating on the outside of the bushing isn't going to ruin anything if you want to try it. I recently opened up my jockey wheel bearings to troubleshoot a noise, and cleaned them and regreased them with a high temp automotive. Even better is to get some jockey wheels with bearings.