White Lithium Grease for BB30 Crank Installation

Triathlon Forum
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Need to overhaul my BB30 and reinstall cranks, lots of friction going on in there and I believe one or both of the bearings are shot.
Have all the stuff for installing the bearings themselves, but the crank spindle gets a light coating of grease as well.

White lithium grease from Lucas Oil work OK? Spec sheet as follows; https://lucasoil.com/pdf/TDS_White-Lithium-Grease.pdf
Looks like it should be good but wanted to check before I reinstalled everything.

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Why does the crank spindle need grease?

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Per Cannondale step #5
SISL2 HOLLOWGRAM ROAD CRANKSET INSTRUCTIONS
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I have a cannondale and put grease on the spindle I think if anything it is to help it slide through the bearing. Any grease should be fine.

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Thanks
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Help prevent galvanic corrosion between the spindle and bearing race.
Makes insertion easier as well.

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I personally use marine grease for the BB spindle and bearings. I have been doing this for two years now and am happy with the results. The general theory of marine grease is increased hydrophobicity. On the spindle this is not really a concern, but for the BB30 bearings that is my go to grease. I also use marine grease for the headset bearings, and speedplay pedals. It’s so cheap and the results have been exceptional.