How do you refit the rear wheel ?

Where do you apply grease when you refit the rear wheel?

  • Final Drive Splines

    Votes: 6 100.0%

  • Wheel Splines

    Votes: 6 100.0%

  • Spindle

    Votes: 3 50.0%

  • Against bearings

    Votes: 1 16.7%

  • On Disc and brake pads

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I do not use Grease

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    6
  • Poll closed .

RooK

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I make sure it's all clean first, clean the final drive of old grease

Refitting the rear wheel, I usually put a smear of blue (water resistant)grease on the spindle, a little inside the seals before I put the spacers back and some on the splines.

How much grease do you put?
 
ACF-50 grease? - it is NOT designed for loads.
Splines need proper spline lube - often very rich in MOS2
 
I clean, then apply generous amounts of Honda Moly 60 (which unfortunately is no longer available). My bike had 16,000 miles on it when I got it and I don't believe anybody greased the splines (including Triumph). This is pretty much what my splines looked like the first time I removed the rear wheel. These parts have since been replaced.

 
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The splines are important to clean, then put on a high pressure moly based grease. I also put a film of moly on the axle shaft. The bearings are sealed and can't be greased. Never put any grease on the brake calipers or pads. The grease will attract dirt and cause wear on the calipers.
 
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