Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 30, 2007, 7:08 am
> Ideas/tricks?
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:
>
>> Ideas/tricks?
>
> 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.
>
>
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
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> >
> >> Ideas/tricks?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> 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
Oh, just buy another cable.
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BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
Posted by Nameless 1 on September 30, 2007, 1:31 pm
> 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?
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
> > 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?
> Somebody once wrote that modern cables have teflon sheaths and that
> oiling them just gums up the cable worse.
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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