Good advice. I learnt the hard way and struggled for ages getting the wheel and spacers inbefore resorting to silicone spray, then it was easy. Definately a good mod and both easy and worth doing.

just ordered a set from wemoto 21 squid :-)

Has anyone tried putting some grease on the rubbers before putting the sprocket carrier back on ? im thinking a bit of lubrication may help the life of cush drive ? just a thought.

Maybe silicon grease. I haven't try.... yet.

Grease destroys the rubbers, use talcum power or soap if you want to add lube.

I have heard that silicone/teflon grease is safe. This is an article, but...


DuPont� Teflon� Silicone Lubricant
A clean, light duty lubricant. Excellent for non-metal materials that may be damaged by conventional lubricants. Helps prevent sticking, binding and freezing.

• Formulated with DuPont� Teflon� fluoropolymer to outperform other silicone sprays in both metal and non-metal applications
• Clean, non-staining and odorless
• Waterproofs, protects, lubricates and preserves
• For use on rubber, plastic, vinyl, leather, metal and wood
• Eliminates squeaking and binding in windows, hinges, locks, etc.
• Helps prevent rust, oxidation and corrosion on all metals
• Protects o-rings, fishing gear, tools and farm equipment from salt, chlorine and corrosives
• Helps prevent snow sticking and muddy buildups on shovels, snow blowers, wheel wells, etc.

For what it's worth, I use rubber grease on mine. I realise the 'rubbers' probably aren't, but the grease works very well anyway. It has all but stopped the friction degredation (ie crumbling) I found after the first time I pulled the hub apart.

I thought 1000km in dust, water and so on might have caused a buildup of goop attracted by the grease, but it was all pretty clean in there.

That was my thoughts, if they were lubed, then there would be less friction and so a longer lifespan. But maybe Yamaha would have thought of this ? might try the soap idea just to see what happens, i can just picture bubbles coming from my back wheel on a wet day though !!

Chain silicone lube, safe for o-rings or is it too optimistic?blowup

silicon should be fine. i use silicon on the rubberlocks on my seakayak for example. it protects the rubber against cracking, makes them seal to the kayak and even helps against ice on winter.