Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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A good lesson folks, metal on metal contact does require grease or anti seize compounds and proper torque. You will be amazed at the noises you don't here when everything is put together correctly and you really don't need much and don't need to get super fancy a simple tube of grease (Phil Wood is my fave) or Anti Seize (Park's stuff is nice because it is silver and tends to match better with my ti bikes) and a good torque wrench (even an Park ATD-1 or CDI TorqControl would work). You can even buy tubs of grease or anti seize from automotive places pretty cheap if that is your jam. Also every once and a while especially on a well used bike pull components out and clean and re-grease to prevent any corrosion and check all of your parts and re-torque them. Never a bad idea and could save you down the line.