Hi y'all,
I recently switched from an HG to an XDR freehub on my Farsports road bike wheels with Bitex hubs.
Long story short, the pawls on the HG freehub had some kinda gloop on them, definitely lubed during assembly. The XDR freehub I purchased was dry. I applied some drops of mineral oil (the kind for brakes) based on google searches.
The freehub is a bit louder now than it was with the Shimano freehub, but I kinda like that.
Does anyone know if I'm causing any damage by not applying some kind of heavier grease? Is a heavier grease "worse" for performance?
If I should be using a heavier lube, does anyone have a recommendation?
Thanks!