put WD-40 on my pitlock skewers (DOH!)
07-20-07, 06:55 AM
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put WD-40 on my pitlock skewers (DOH!)
so i was putting on my new pitlock skewers but didn't have any grease. i called the lbs and they said wd-40 would be fine. i posted on the general forum and people said to grease them asap.
can i ride my bike to the lbs to get grease without doing damage?
how should i clean the wd-40 off the skewers?
should i try to clean out the hubs also? how would i do that?
thanks!
--Matt
can i ride my bike to the lbs to get grease without doing damage?
how should i clean the wd-40 off the skewers?
should i try to clean out the hubs also? how would i do that?
thanks!
--Matt
07-20-07, 08:01 AM
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Right. Those aren't surfaces that are normally in motion. Nothing will go wrong in the short run. In the long run, a little bit of lube (WD-40 isn't lube) will go a long way.
07-20-07, 08:18 AM
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so i was putting on my new pitlock skewers but didn't have any grease. i called the lbs and they said wd-40 would be fine. i posted on the general forum and people said to grease them asap.
can i ride my bike to the lbs to get grease without doing damage?
how should i clean the wd-40 off the skewers?
should i try to clean out the hubs also? how would i do that?
thanks!
--Matt
can i ride my bike to the lbs to get grease without doing damage?
how should i clean the wd-40 off the skewers?
should i try to clean out the hubs also? how would i do that?
thanks!
--Matt
07-20-07, 10:20 AM
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WD-40 is actually WaterDisplacer-40 - and yes, they tried 39 other formulas before they found that one. I wouldn't worry about removing the WD-40, since it doesn't "stick" well anyway. If you are super concerned about it, you could use automotive brake cleaner on a cloth - that will take it off.
07-20-07, 12:48 PM
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You're way too anal with this.
I'm pretty sure that leaving it as it is for half a year wd cause zero problem.
Riding through a whole winter w/o removing the wheel and with only one splash of WD-40 wd probably cause corrosion and seizing but even that's not certain.
I'm pretty sure that leaving it as it is for half a year wd cause zero problem.
Riding through a whole winter w/o removing the wheel and with only one splash of WD-40 wd probably cause corrosion and seizing but even that's not certain.
07-20-07, 01:40 PM
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They were right
Don't bother going to the bike shop to buy their overpriced grease. Go to your local hardware store and grab a tub or tube of Marine Trailer Bearing Grease (Big thread as to why here, but please don't reply to it)
Any degreaser will work. Spray onto a rag and wipe it off. Don't spray into your hubs
As long as you weren't a complete genius and sprayed the WD-40 directly into your hub bearings you should be fine. If you're talking about the hub body itself just wipe it off. If, on the other hand you were a complete chucklehead and blasted WD-40 into the bearings you now get to overhaul them because WD-40 loves to eat grease.
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