can i put grease on my fork legs and if so, can an ordinary machine grease do?
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if its a good mountain bike fork it sould have oil in the housing of the legs if not i have put T9 on my fork and it hasnt done anything but helped
641203
I have the same problem ... let me tell you a fact ... a can of coke or a pepsi can clean the grease out of you r clothes ... when a drink is so strong to clean hard grease then think what it can do with your teeth and bones ... \nyour teeth are sensitive to citrus .... and lemon is citrus too...
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Believe it or not... you need to check with the local health department (whoever does the foodservice sanitation inspections) before you can sell them. In a lot of jurisdictions, a container that used to have any protein-based food in it is not supposed to be used again, to prevent the risk of food-bourne illness. As far as a practical use for them... I'm not sure you will find someone who wants to buy them for food; it just seems kind of icky. But you may be able to sell them to a day care, auto repair shop, etc to store their small parts in, or maybe to a general contractor to use for mixing paint.  \n\nAlso check with the company you work for, too. A lot of companies have rules that prohibit this and if you work for a by-the-book company, you could actually get fired for it. I do know someone who worked in a bar and was selling the used grease from the deep-fryers to a grease recycling company, and when his boss found out, he got fired.
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You have to lube it first....\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nshake machine parts you friggin pervs....
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Simple Green (original dark green formula) will remove just about anything, but don't spray it into the headset, hubs, bottom bracket, or pedal spindles. \n\nSimple Green removes grease.  \n\nOf course, you may clean your gears and chain with it as long as you don't get it into the hub or bottom bracket (spray carefully).  Then you can use a brush and a garden hose (hose with no sprayer) to remove stuff. \n\nNext, you will need to re-lubricate your chain.  \nUse bike lube, motorcycle chain oil, or singer sewing machine oil.  Wipe it a lot with a dry paper towel after oiling.  Use the bike wax lubes on mountain bike chains, but use real oil (very thin oil) on city/road chains.  \n\nIn an emergency, you can use automatic transmission fluid on the chain, but never, never, use engine oil.  If you have made the engine oil mistake and now have dirt glued into your chain, use WD40 to remove the engine oil.  Use a mild detergent to remove the dangerous WD40 before it can rot your tires.  Next, Singer Sewing Machine oil will finish the job of getting the engine oil and all of the tiny little rocks out of the chain.  For a mountain bike in a dirty environment, clean the chain again next week and use a wax lube.    \n\nWD40 is also a fine cleaner, but it needs to be washed off immediately after use with some mild detergent (like Simple Green).  WD40 will also do the nasty trick of removing grease from your hubs, headset, and bottom bracket, so do be careful where exactly you spray it.  WD40 will rot tires unless it is washed off with a mild degreaser such as dishwashing detergent or Simple Green.  \n\nOrange based de-greasers can be used to make your whitewall tires shine like new again, get the rocks out of your chain, and clean your rims, but it also needs to be removed with a mild detergent immediately after use.  Unlike WD40, Orange oil/acid cleaners won't instantly rot tires.\n\nBlue Star, Blue Magic automotive aluminum wheel polish can remove rust, stains, and corrosion from your metal parts.  It also adds a silicone coating to help prevent future rust.  It works as well on your tea set as your bike spokes.  It also turns ugly Tektro brakes and Kalloy stems into a showpiece.
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well you don't NEED to change out your fork, you can do a few things. If your fork has air assist you can lower your psi, also look into getting new springs and a lighter weight oil. I suggest going to you local bike shop and tell them the problem your dealing with and see what they can do to help you...worst case buy a new fork that can be fully tuned to get the feel your looking for.
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I recommend a visit to your local bike shop to check out the cool stuff they have to maintaining your bike. I am a fan of the Park Tool Chain Cleaner which simply clamps around your chain and cleans as you back pedals your bike while on the repair stand. \n\nAs far as the actual cleaner is concerned, I would commend a biodegradable solution or something like the Pedros orange solution. This does a great job. \n\nFor chain lubes, if it is a road bike I would use the lightest chain lube possible. That way it won't be as likely a chance to get the rookie mark on the side of your leg. If you are mountain biking and getting into the mud, I'm a fan of both the T9 stuff and White Lightening. There is a theory behind both lubes which are a wax base which you will have to read up on to determine if it is right for your type of riding. If you are up in the Northwest (Washington State) where it rains a lot I would recommend heavier stuff like the Pedros Mountain Bike lube. That stuff rocks in the wet. \n\nProbably too much information but have fun on the bike.
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sorry I'm not able to answer your question but I'll say I have a Manitou Travis Intrinsic and it is the best fork I ever ran\ntry looking here\nhttp://www.answerproducts.com/items.asp?deptid=1&itemid=124
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Sealed bearings should not be greased.  Taking off the seals lets in dirt and water, and the shields are almost impossible to properly remount.  It's preferable to use sealed (rubber shields) over shielded (metal shields) bearings, because rubber shields can tolerate a higher bearing speed for a longer time.\nOpen bearings should be used, if they can be mounted in such a way that they're protected from the intrusion of dirt and water, and there is a way to grease them from outside the machinery in which they're mounted.  Using a time-activated greasing device such as an SKF LAGD series greaser is preferable to lubricating periodically with a grease gun.
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Ha ha... we just use vegetable oil... :-)
373645
at any automotive parts store....ask for a fan belt lubricant...in the meantime, use a bar of soap
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You MUST clean off all the old oil and crud first!\n\nGo to your local bike shop and buy a citrus-based degreaser and a chain/cogs brush (or use an old toothbrush). You'll also need some 'pipecleaners' - lengths of thin wire covered in white cotton.\n\nApply the citrus degreaser liberally to all oily bits - chain, cogs, derailleur etc. Work it well in using the brush. Join two or three pipecleaners together and use them to clean thoroughly between your cogs and in all other inaccessible places. Apply more degreaser as necessary until you know you've done a good job. You'll see the old oil and crap just dripping off everywhere (so don't do this in the front room).\n\nNow hose down everywhere you just degreased. This is very satisfying - you'll be left with a sparkly clean setup.\n\nDry it in the sun (or with your sister's hairdryer) and apply the new oil. In summer use a dry lube, in winter a wet one.\n\nFinal tip - join two pipecleaners together at one end, wrap them around the axle of your wheel and join the other end. Repeat for the other wheel. You now have self polishing axles. You'll never need to clean in there again!
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Haha, if only the general American population had this problem. Try eating foods high in starches (think potatoes and pastas). Don't stuff yourself with junkfood, because you may gain weight, but the grease is terrible for your overall health. The best food to indulge in is homemade stuff. Carry snacks around with you and munch on those.
521395
you will be able to do most of it yourself. but you need specialist tools to remove the cups out of the frame and off the fork crown, and then put them on the other frame.
732836
I invented an attachment to put on the end of the forks on a fork truck for crushing down the trash in a wheelie bin.It was made of timber........until in broke off,hit me on the head and left me in hospital......9 stiches.Seriously.That was the end of my inventing.
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nope, just use alot of olive oil when frying! enjoy!!
524659
I don't have any theme-related advice, but I would offer you one caveat based on common sense:\n\nDon't serve anything that is both hot and drippy. Burning oil on your pants is bad enough. On your inner-thigh it could be enough to ruin your day.