Re: How do I lube a clutch cable.

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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 30, 2007, 7:08 am
 
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I use those little plastic bags that are used for bagging up coinage.
Poke the cable through a hole in the bottom, seal the area around hole
with some tape or a small cable tie, pour thin lubricating oil (or a
mixture of oil and WD40) into the bag, and hang up the cable for 24
hours to let it work its way down the cable. Job done.


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Posted by mike on September 30, 2007, 7:26 am
 The Older Gentleman wrote:

Before I put oil in it, the cable worked smoothly, just squeaked a little.
Now the clutch doesn't pull smoothly.  I'm afraid putting more oil
or wd40 down it will make it worse.  Don't I need something like grease
in there to make the old cable work smoothly?
mike

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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 30, 2007, 9:02 am
 

Oh, just buy another cable.


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Posted by Nameless 1 on September 30, 2007, 1:31 pm
 

Somebody once wrote that modern cables have teflon sheaths and that
oiling them just gums up the cable worse.

But, what do I know? All my clutches have hydraulic release mechanisms.


Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on September 30, 2007, 9:34 pm
 
BMWs ~1980-1990 certainly do

Dry powdered graphite perhaps ? It's also possible that
there's a broken strand of wire. Suggest starting with
a new cable and ask about lubing at the same time
you buy the cable. If they don't know, you're probably
using the wrong shop.



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