Re: OK to squirt Triflow into sealed bearing?

Richard Adams wrote:

> MeditationMan wrote:
>
> > My bike has bearings that have a "flap" rubber seal. I can see the
> > BB's by just pulling the rubber back. Any opinions on squirting some
> > Triflow into the BB's? One poster said oil "washes out the dirt"
> > compared to grease. Sidebar, anyone?
>
> I wouldn't, unless they were grinding and I was a long way from home 
> (knowing the bearings are shot anyway.)  Triflow is a lighter weight 
> lubricant and mixing different lubricants doesn't necessarily yield 
> better results, it may form a solution which is less likely to protect 
> bearing and cup surfaces.  When packing the bearings, fill it with 
> enough grease to come out of the seal, then wipe away the extra. Triflow 
> is OK for chains and the cables running under the BB, but I keep it away 
> from anything else.  Use the right lube for the job.

If you can remove the seal, use grease.
If you can't remove the seal but can get the nose of a trilow tube in, 
you can also get a needle adapter on the end of grease gun in -- use 
that instead.

David

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