08-15-2010, 04:20 PM | #1 |
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cable lube
whats a really good lube for a clutch and throttle cable ?
ive always done a spray of wd40, but seing as i am out of it, and my throttle is sticking.. i have to rebuild part of a fence now btw.. :evil: i need to get something that is strictly for cable's |
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08-15-2010, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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You mean like this http://www.mxsouth.com/pj1/pj1-cable...cable-lube.htm
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08-15-2010, 05:57 PM | #3 |
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have you used that stuff before ? looking for some really good stuff since my quad stays outside with out a cover
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08-15-2010, 06:02 PM | #4 | |
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Re: cable lube
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I've been researching cable lube myself. Best thing I've read about so far is WD40 and graphite powder. Here's the website...scroll down til you see: Cable Lubrication WD40 evaporates and leaves the graphite... I've got "supplies" "liberated" from work :twisted: to jury rig an injection set-up, so I don't have to wait on gravity. I'll post pics and results this week, when I get a day off to do the work. Bill |
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08-15-2010, 06:20 PM | #5 |
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well then wd40 is what im going to go with..
phew thankful i can keep it cheap..81.85 for a new tire or 60 to 80 for new shocks, cell phone bill out of this check.. gotta decide between the tire or shocks.. didnt want to speak 10 to 20 bucks on a can of lube that would only get used once in awhile |
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08-16-2010, 01:56 AM | #6 |
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I use Maxima Chain Wax for chains and cables. I use a cheap cable luber to make it quick and painless.
IIRC, Doc uses it as well.
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08-16-2010, 02:02 AM | #7 |
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i picked up a can of liquid wrench cable and chain lube.. said it was motorcycles, atv's, lawn mowers, pretty much anything that uses a cable or a chain..
it was a buck cheaper then wd40, but still my throttle cable is acting funny.. |
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08-16-2010, 02:10 AM | #8 |
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Try one of these:
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08-16-2010, 02:14 AM | #9 |
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dont have one of those, or even know what it is, where to it get it, how to use it...
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08-16-2010, 03:56 AM | #10 | |
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If not for one Mr. W&G I'd have never seen one either.. and I've seen my fair share of tools in my life. Works like a hot damn though. |
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08-16-2010, 08:51 AM | #11 | |
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or your local motorcycle shop probably has one on the rack. Ditto for how to use one, search on YouTube... Bill |
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08-16-2010, 11:39 AM | #12 |
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Here's the narrated version:
See how the cable housing is inserted in on end of the luber and the cable is sticking out of the other? There is a step in the middle that accomodates the housing at the right point; just tighten the thumb screw to hold the cable and housing there. There is a small rubber port that you insert a plastic straw into, and squirt in your choice of lube. Once you press the valve on your can of lube, it will be forced between the cable and the housing until it squirts out at the other end. It's very quick and painless, and it wastes very little. BTW, I'd never use WD-40 on anything I cared about.
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08-16-2010, 01:38 PM | #14 |
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i will deff look into one of those, im about to go out and take it all apart, i read last night to make a funnel out of tin foil, rubber band it around the cable and fill it with the lube.. after a half day it will have drained into the cable, going to give that a shot.
but i might just swap out my throttle lever and throttle cable... |
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Wikipedia says: "WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement - 40th Attempt". Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion, by displacing the standing water that causes it."... Using it to clean the cable for a good oiling...or to carry the graphite down into the housing... Bill |
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