Don't put any grease on the spindles. The cranks slide onto them "dry". At least this is what my LBS told me. The bolt which holds them on should be greased though.
I'm one for Phil Wood grease or it's equivalent and Locktite Blue "Designed for the locking and sealing of threaded fasteners which require normal disassembly with standard hand tools" such as those fender to rack bolts. It's super annoying to have a fender start rattling 1/2 way to work and be required to remove the wheel just to tighten the bolt. On May 2, 2:22 pm, Alex <alexlem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm building up a bike from scratch for the first time in my life > (exciting!) and I have a question about grease and beeswax. I think I > am solid on which parts of a bike should be greased - bb threads, > seatpost, stem, screws that hold on cranks, threading where pedals > screw in (am I missing any?). What I am less clear about is when one > should apply beeswax to screws. I've watched all the Riv youtube > videos and have seen beeswax applied at various points (to the screws > that hold on downtube shifters, for instance), but I haven't found a > comprehensive list. Is there any rhyme or reason to when one should be > applying the stuff? Does it go on everything? Rear derailer? Brake > bolts? Fender stays? > > Any guidance would be much appreciated. > > --Alex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
