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Author Topic: What lube for crosslink pivots?  (Read 2467 times)

seannicknick

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What lube for crosslink pivots?
« on: June 09, 2009, 04:18:14 am »
Hi guys,

Just wondering what type of lubricant you use on the pivots of crosslink expert forks?? I seem to remember something called "k2 goo"? What would be a good substitute for this or what has worked for you?

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Re: What lube for crosslink pivots?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2009, 06:04:32 am »
Yeh, "K2 Goo" was the OEM part and comes with RK0xx kits.
I use White Lithium Bearing grease.
You can then see wether it is still there and how mucky it is at regular services.
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Re: What lube for crosslink pivots?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2009, 01:24:23 pm »
girvin-gooooooooooooooooooo

synthetic bearing grease is fine

i use slick honey for the cross pivots and the strut pivots, "slippery" and not too much torque on those.

the main bearings (quad rings) get whatever goo i have leftover or a synthetic grease.

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Re: What lube for crosslink pivots?
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 02:02:42 pm »
I believe Girvin Goo was a Teflon based grease, so a similar product should be fine.
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Re: What lube for crosslink pivots?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 02:16:40 pm »
I use Permatex SuperLube synthetic grease with teflon. I comes in a tub, tube, or aerosol for those lazy days.
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