Posted January 26, 200817 yr Moderator Talking to a tech guy today at local bike dealer, and he recommends using 140w gear oil for greasing the swing arm as opposed to normal grease. The thinking behind this is that normal grease hardens with age and stops doing its job. What do you guy's and Gals think about using 140w gear oil?
January 26, 200817 yr Talking to a tech guy today at local bike dealer, and he recommends using 140w gear oil for greasing the swing arm as opposed to normal grease. The thinking behind this is that normal grease hardens with age and stops doing its job. What do you guy's and Gals think about using 140w gear oil? Certainly there would be more penetration with that but it needs to be backed up by solid greese. If a swing arm has been left ungreased for a while there will be wear and dried on shit. Use only a small amount of oil to exued the old grease and have the swing arm under no load.
January 27, 200817 yr Author Moderator Certainly there would be more penetration with that but it needs to be backed up by solid greese. If a swing arm has been left ungreased for a while there will be wear and dried on shit. Use only a small amount of oil to exued the old grease and have the swing arm under no load. certainly a good point about no load as this could prevent the grease from penetrating at the load point.
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