Lube For Ceramic Bearings

If you choose to run ceramic hybrid and full ceramic bearings wihtout grease then more frequent cleaning is recommended.

Lube for ceramic bearings.

The grease in a bearing will help capture dirt and particulates and keep them away from rolling elements of the bearing. Lube cannot be absorbed by metal. But a bicycle is expected to cope with a vast range of conditions rain and dirt and where maintenance schedules may be less than optimal and the last thing you want is to ride bearings without grease. Lube can be added upon request all lubes are coatings without exception.

Ceramic bearings are beneficial in environments not requiring grease lubrication says lew. Petroleum or ptfe teflon based bicycle greases can cause damage to carbon fiber bicycles so make sure you have a carbon safe grease on hand. It is suitable for lower horsepower applications such as go karts bandoleros quarter midgets etc. 100 synthetic and microblue enhanced.

This lubricant is not intended for use with tapered roller bearings. Bearings gears chains and more can now be run completely dry no more mess. The ld lube dry spec from boca does not refer to a dry lube being added. In addition to being excellent electric insulators hybrid bearings have a higher speed capability and will provide longer service life than all steel bearings in most applications.

Not high temperature jet bearing lube not the cheapest lube you can stuff in there not general bicycle grease. Daylube utilizes nano ceramic particles that act as sub microscopic bearings providing continuous lubrication to steel surfaces. Do i have a carbon fiber bike. Mrc hybrid ceramic ball bearings use a combination of traditional 52100 steel rings precision matched with silicon nitride ceramic balls.

For ceramic hybrid and full ceramic bearings grease is recommended but not required. Bicycles that have ceramic bearings need ceramic grease or ceramic safe grease to maximize performance as well as protect the bearings from unnecessary wear. All ceramic orange seal fishing reel bearings are supplied lube dry ld without any grease or oil. Dayton s daylube nanoceramic lubricating grease is a leading edge extremely high performance lubricant that has a wide range of applications.

Ultra dry lightning lube can be used with all greases fuels and oils to extend the life even further. From boca s site. Very little is needed typically four drops in front bearings and eight in the rears.