Anti-seize compound and grease...

[Andrew_Culture]

Are they one and the same thing?

I've just been given some pedals by a friend who said something along the lines of 'if you can get them off the cranks you're welcome to them'. Working at an engineering firm getting the pedals off wasn't an issue, but I note the threads are bone dry so don't want to attach them to my bike if they're going to seize.

I don't have any anti-seize compound, but I do have some grease, will it to?

 

[Rob3rt]

They are not the same thing (grease is a lubricant, anti-seize compound stops stuff sticking together via corrosion or whatever) BUT grease is fine for this purpose, you can use grease in the capacity of anti-seize compound in many cases (provided you periodically check and re grease), but not the other way round. i.e. you can use grease on a pedal thread to prevent seizing, but you can not use anti-seize compound on a bearing as lubricant.

I use grease on mine and have never had an issue getting them back off, I did in the past however take the pedals off on a fairly regular basis to swap between road and TT bike, now I swap the whole crankset between bikes.

 

[Profpointy]

short answer - yes, grease / vaseline is ok

long answer - anti sieze (eg coppaslip) would be better still as it's specifically for the job and a fiver's worth should be enough for 100 years of bicycle repair

however substituting the other way round is wrong : don't use coppaslip instead of grease where grease is the right stuff eg bearings, nor for other uses of vaseline that might come to mind

 

[BSRU]

From my biker days I was taught to use copper grease for ensuring non-moving parts do not stick together, such as brake pads and callipers but use lithium grease where two surfaces are rubbing up against each other, such as wheel bearings.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Thanks all! I'll stick to grease and grab some coppaslip as and when.

 

[dan_bo]

Lithium grease?

LITHIUM GREASE? ON A BIKE?

 

[BSRU]

Lithium grease?

LITHIUM GREASE? ON A BIKE?

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Yes, bike shops such as CRC, Wiggle and others sell lithium grease.

 

[Rob3rt]

I use some sort of pink grease, it is in a convenient tube and it looks cool!

 

[dan_bo]

Yes, bike shops such as CRC, Wiggle and others sell lithium grease.

That's no excuse for using it!

 

[Biker Joe]

Copper grease is great. Long lasting and great lubricating properties.
I don't use anything else where grease is required.

 

[BSRU]

That's no excuse for using it!

My bikes don't object and their opinion is the only one that matters.

 

[sidevalve]

I use some sort of pink grease, it is in a convenient tube and it looks cool!

What sort of shop was it where you bought this "pink" grease ?!!!

 

[Acyclo]

Some years ago I discovered PTFE tape, as used by plumbers, was very good as an anti-seize. I can confirm, through actual experience rather than intuition, that it out-performs copper grease on pedal threads when used on a commuting bike in use all-year-round.

It has the advantage of being very cheap, easy to get hold of and clean to use. Try it, you never know, you might like it.

 

[GuyBoden]

Some years ago I discovered PTFE tape, as used by plumbers, was very good as an anti-seize. I can confirm, through actual experience rather than intuition, that it out-performs copper grease on pedal threads when used on a commuting bike in use all-year-round.

It has the advantage of being very cheap, easy to get hold of and clean to use. Try it, you never know, you might like it.

Must be similar to using PTFE paints, such as the more expensive Fenwicks PTFE Anti-Seize.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As above always used grease for purpose and no problem