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Re: [Healeys] Knock off grease

To: Greg Lemon <glemon@neb.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Knock off grease
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:40:06 -0800
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re: "I went to the anti-sieze because it didn't tend to leach out onto the 
spokes on long hot trips and make a mess like 
the grease did."

Trick I learned somewhere: Put a film of silicone RTV on the inside of the hubs 
where the spokes are anchored--no more 
grease oozing out.

I've tried everything to get the grease out; no luck (esp. with anti-seize).

Bob


On 11/19/2012 4:31 PM, Greg Lemon wrote:
> I have first used moly grease then switched to anti-sieze, my observtions:
>
> 1.  I went to the anti-sieze because it didn't tend to leach out onto the 
> spokes on long hot trips and make a mess 
> like the grease did.
>
> 2.  I have always whacked my knock-offs on pretty hard, not to start that 
> discussion again, but will say I never had 
> any trouble getting the wheel off (or knock off) with either grease or 
> anti-seize, did have trouble when I first 
> bought cars and they had not had the wheels off for a long time and or some 
> sort of lubricant/protectant had not been 
> used.
>
> 3.  What's the secret to getting grease stains out of your t-shirts?, I get 
> rings that won't come out from either one. 
> I can get out oil stains if the oil wasn't to dirty to start with, but 
> whatever I have had on the splines was always 
> pretty much permanent.
>
> Greg Lemon
> _______________________________________________
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>
>


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