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I went to the bike shop this morning and purchased some grease. I've seen many YouTube instructional videos and a lot of people use a blue coloured grease. The shop recommended Red Devil. I am not too concerned about this as I am not looking for the lowest viscosity grease to save me a few seconds every 100km I ride.

Got home and discovered the 14mm cone spanner I purchased was 1 mm too big. Doh! Disassembled the front axle. First side looked OK - grease looked like a pale shade of yellow and there seemed to be an adequate amount. Got to the second side and noticed more grease but a darker brown colour. Removed the grease to discover the cone is very pitted. This explains the slight rough feeling when i turned axle by hand.

Now the search for replacement parts begins.