Hello,
I wore out my free hub on my commuter bike and bought a new Q100-cst to replace it. Is there a specific lube I should use? Let me explain. The free hub has three ratcheting pawls held proud by a spring. These pawls grip the outer casing of the Q100 ( really bad design) and run free. The original casing came with no lube, so the pawls were super noisy. I put in some thick gear oil and it work very well. Now I think there may be a better lube for this application. Possibly one that would not wear out the casing?? Thanks for your help, love this forum.
I wore out my free hub on my commuter bike and bought a new Q100-cst to replace it. Is there a specific lube I should use? Let me explain. The free hub has three ratcheting pawls held proud by a spring. These pawls grip the outer casing of the Q100 ( really bad design) and run free. The original casing came with no lube, so the pawls were super noisy. I put in some thick gear oil and it work very well. Now I think there may be a better lube for this application. Possibly one that would not wear out the casing?? Thanks for your help, love this forum.