Rear wheel spindle USD

[roadrunner]

When I removed my wheel spindles on my new S thou, they already had a coating of factory lubricant on them. This was a sort of silver or aluminium colour. I have copper slip in my garage which I use on fastenings mainly. I also have a tin of an aluminium assembly grease, not unlike the stuff applied to my spindles by BMW. This was given to me by someone who's son worked as a mechanic on helicopters in the RAF, and I use this from time to time, depending on the job. I cleaned off all the assembly grease that BMW applied and coated mine with good old HMP wheel bearing grease.

 

[pof]

I can't see any reason why it should matter which way they are, indeed some I know have the spindle around the other way so that when it's tightened up it actually forces the wheel forward against the adjusters as opposed to backwards tightening the chain .
Smear wheel bearing grease on my spindle

I put the spindle in the r1 the other way round. I find it easier to change wheel on my on like it

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[pof]

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[stuartb]

Used Coppaslip way previously and had no problems so far

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[paul_m]

Absolutely, as I mentioned, switched to the nut being on the exhaust side.

I can't see any reason why it should matter which way they are, indeed some I know have the spindle around the other way so that when it's tightened up it actually forces the wheel forward against the adjusters as opposed to backwards tightening the chain .
Smear wheel bearing grease on my spindle