Been searching all morning on this, but not getting good results.
I am replacing all of my bearings on my bike, except the steering stem bearings. I'm using Pivot Works bearings.
For the needle bearings, I'm pulling the bearings out, greasing inside of the bearing cups, and then putting a little bit of grease on the needles as I put them back in. Then I smear a little bit after all of the needles are back in, then put in the sleeve. That seems to be what everyone does.
The reason I am asking is because when everything is back together, I can't seem to twist the sleeve at all with my finger, even when I dry it out. It seems like really the only thing that will move is the bolt that goes through the collar, which seems odd.
How much grease are you guys using when you put your needle bearings together? Am I stressing about the small stuff?