Re: [CR]campy rear hub grease: brand?

(Example: Racing)

Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 11:20:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]campy rear hub grease: brand?
To: Marc Boral <mbikealive@earthlink.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <3B036A74.CDB69AA@earthlink.net>


--- Marc Boral <mbikealive@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Campagnolo discontinued it's grease line sometime
>around '96, so it might be hard to find.

No more Campy grease???? I just figured that nobody stocked it due to low demand. That's a bummer, because I've always had good performance from Campy grease and I'm down to my last tube. (FWIW, I've never had good performance from either of the Campy oils that I've used. They are good for retrofriction levers and freewheel bodies, but attract too much dirt for use on the chain. They also "string out" and fling all over the place, not unlike Phil oil. On the plus side, they are very waterproof.)

As far as Campy greases hardening up, I've never had this problem with either the O2-ZPT (sticky, in tubes) or the 10-N (more like the old stuff). I have used both on bikes that went unridden for long periods without hardening problems. However, I did recently overhaul a friend's bike and the grease on that one was unbelievably hard. It was REALLY hard to get off the parts, requiring picking and scraping along with solvent. It looked like it could have been Campy. maybe it has to do with storage conditions.

Someone mentioned a Mobil grease that was very Phil Wood-like. I'll add that somewhere along the way I heard that Phil is repackaged Drydene (sp?) Marine Grease. Just hearsay, I suppose.

For staining, I've seen problems with the red greases like Bullshot, the old Pedro's,etc.

I'm with Chuck on using the recommended grease. As he said "it's fun". Perhaps nothing more, but I do like to use Campy on my Campy. The Shimano grease seems good, and is widely available for far less than the Campy used to cost.

Mark said:
> My personal
> opinion is almost any
> grease will work just fine.

I once bought some Cycle Pro white lithium grease because it appeared to be the same as Campy and cost a few bucks for a pound instead of $10 for a little tub. I trashed a Record rear hub and an NR BB before I wised up and bought my first tub of Campy. Mark may be correct in that ALMOST any grease will work fine but there are differences. Some greases melt in the heat, some wash out in the rain (like the Cyclepro) and some just don't inhibit corrosion that well. The better greases will, if nothing else, allow you to go longer between overhauls. If you value your time, the extra cost is well worth it.

Tom Dalton

Ed,
>
> This subject has been discussed in many forums.
> Use a search engine,
> and you'll probably pull up a lot more opinion on
> this subject. I have
> tried countless types and brands. From top of the line
> synthetics to bottom
> of the line general purpose. What's more important
> is how often you
> overhaul the bearings. I do not condone the
> practice of injecting more
> grease via oil/grease holes to keep the area
> lubricated. There is no
> way the fresh grease displaces all the old
> (contaminated) grease. Just
> repack with fresh grease. Yeah, it's more labor,
> but it's the right way
> to do things.
>
> Some paints are more susceptible to staining from
> migrating grease. I
> don't know which brands of grease are guilty of
> staining paint.
> However, I can say from multiple experiences that
> Campagnolo grease (the
> old classic white lithium) can stain Bianchi's
> Celeste color. This
> would happen typically around the headset and bb.
>
> My personal favorite is Campagnolo Kristal grease.
> I like it because it
> is clear. I find the clear property kind of acts as
> a barometer as to
> how much contamination occurs from one overhaul to
> the next. Campagnolo
> discontinued it's grease line sometime around '96,
> so it might be hard
> to find.
>
> Campy made one grease in the late '80s/early '90s
> that was notorious for
> solidifying. I can't remember if it was 02-ZPT or
> 10-N. Over time the
> grease will harden to the point of a solid. Avoid
> that one, which ever
> it is.
>
> Marc Boral
>
> w ed wrote:
>
> > Not the injectable thing, the pack it in kind
> grease.
> >
> > What do you like? Spill it.
> >
> > Thanks and 'very happy riding'.
> >
> > Ed
> >
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