1999 VFR, rear hub assembly, lubrication

KingTito · 10-30-2009, 06:41 AM

Pulled apart the rear hub assembly on my Gen 5 as the eccentric adjuster was seized to the rear brake caliper bracket.

In reassemblying all of of this, I was wondering if I should put any sort of lubricant around the eccentric hub as I fit that into the swingarm holder or anything between the brake bracket and the hub and the 75 mm circlip.

My thought was to use something to prevent it from seizing again and it just made sense to me. However, both the Honda manual and the Clymers manual don't say anything and my experience is when they don't call out to grease something, that's for a reason.

So, I went to my Honda dealer who has great mechanics and they thought I shouldn't as it may attract junk which would cause it to seize up and not move freely again.

They thought I should just clean it up really well using WD40 and that would leave a very slight film and that would be adequate.

Any thoughts on whether I should put something there and what if I should?

Thanks!

squirrelman · 10-31-2009, 05:32 PM

AFTER all that work ?...... i'd put a very thin coating of grease wherever things need to rotate or slide.

Wheelbearing grease or white lithium grease.

mello dude · 10-31-2009, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingTito

Pulled apart the rear hub assembly on my Gen 5 as the eccentric adjuster was seized to the rear brake caliper bracket.

In reassemblying all of of this, I was wondering if I should put any sort of lubricant around the eccentric hub as I fit that into the swingarm holder or anything between the brake bracket and the hub and the 75 mm circlip.

My thought was to use something to prevent it from seizing again and it just made sense to me. However, both the Honda manual and the Clymers manual don't say anything and my experience is when they don't call out to grease something, that's for a reason.

So, I went to my Honda dealer who has great mechanics and they thought I shouldn't as it may attract junk which would cause it to seize up and not move freely again.

They thought I should just clean it up really well using WD40 and that would leave a very slight film and that would be adequate.

Any thoughts on whether I should put something there and what if I should?

Thanks!

I never had mine apart, but I think I would tend to use a Moly paste grease on it that Honda sells. -- It probly seized up in the first place due to lack of lubrication.

MD

squirrelman · 11-01-2009, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mello dude

-- It probly seized up in the first place due to lack of lubrication.

MD

+......combined with lack of movement.

I've added periodic hub maintenance-- rotation of the adjustment in both directions--to my regular maintenance routine......

cuz i don't want to deal with removal of parts or with that bigass wrench.

Nitrousva · 11-04-2009, 03:22 PM

There is a product called 'Never Seize', I use it often, and it works.

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