Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: RE: grease?

Author: joe jump

Date: Mar 17, 2005, 7:10 AM

Post ID: 1718558005


I had a tube of the BMW red spline grease left over from my K-Bike days.
Applied to my new hub, the splines in the flywheel, and to the splines
in the friction plates using an old tooth brush. In 100 miles since
finishing the job, no problems with fouling the clutch plates. Clutch
engagement smooth as butter.

I think ol' Corntown used spray lithium grease on Creamsicle with no ill
effects. I wouldn't worry too much about contamination of the plates,
but I would try to select something that has a chance of staying in
place.

Hope this helps,

Joe in St Louis
"Junkyard"
850T-Powered Ambo


Ray Hale wrote:
 
Me, too. I was just staring at splines last night in the shop and
wondering what to do. On my G5 I used anti-sieze but never took it apart

again to see results.
Funny how often that happens. I wonder about something on the Eldo
project and it appears in a day or two on the list.
Ray

Paul P. Linn wrote:
 
I just placed an order for some of this wonder grease, so we shall see
how
it does for me.

Paul
73 Eldo "Elvira" 949 conversion
74 Eldo "Daisy" undergoing a full police restoration


-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Bender [mailto:gr-@thisoldtractor.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:15 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: grease?


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Ah, the eternal question: To grease or not to grease the splines on the
transmission input hub. I've found that typical grease on any of the
Guzzi splines (clutch input hub, drive shaft, and rear wheel hub) simply


heats up and flies off. This goes mostly without notice on everything
except the rear wheel hub, where it spins out on the rim and tire making


a mess of things.

That being said, I think it is important for these splines to be
lubricated. If not, it is just metal working against metal and the
result is a shorter life (and quicker notching, IMHO).

A while back, someone in the MGNOC newsletter suggested using AmSoil
Synthetic Fifth Wheel & Open Gear Compound. My experience has been very
positive with this product and it has not spun out all over my rear
wheel. When I put a new rear main seal in the Quota, I put it on the
splines on the transmission input hub. I've experienced no ill effects.
I've used it on all of the drive shaft/u-joint splines as well as the
rear wheel hub splines on both the Quota and the Ambassador.

I'm sure there are other really good products out there, but this is one


with which I have good experience.

http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/gfw.aspx


Ted Ward wrote:
 
Just wondering about something I just put my transmission back in and
before
I did I put a small amount grease on the transmission input hub. Then I
began to think about that thing spinning and slinging grease onto the
clutch
plates. Is this a problem or will I be okay?



Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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pax sine tedio
73 Eldo "19"

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