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I never greased the spindle. I had mine tightened to the exact torque by faires from the campag factory in a sealed vacuum and the things still cracked. I have said it a million times they can not handle too much force. They are fine for commuting and stuff but repeatedly take them up a steep hill where masses of torque are applied and they will start to fail