Cable Lube

[Slavik]

Did any one had luck using these cable lube kits?  I used on yesterday and it seems like most of the lube comes out from one of the ends of that addapter.......is there a trick involved in making 'em work?

PS  KERRY thanks for great posts on clutch cable loosening/adjusting that you posted in the past, it really made the whole thing way easier.

[Mountaineer]

My local dealer recommended 3-in-one for cables. If you can disconnect the clutch cable at the top end, apply it there. For the throttle, partially open up the plastic mount and squirt some at the cable ends. Getting into the choke cable is a royal pain. Does anyone know how to lube that sucker?

I suspect the tach and speedo cables can be done same as the clutch, but probably not as often since they're pretty well sealed...

[Slavik]

i guess i should clarify that i used it on a clutch cable.......it just seems that most of it squirts out

[mjm]

....I suspect the tach and speedo cables can be done same as the clutch, but probably not as often since they're pretty well sealed...

NO - use graphite  speedometer cable lube, pretty much the same as lock lube - regular oils will cause your speedometer to read erratically over time.

[Kerry]

Did any one had luck using these cable lube kits?  [...] it seems like most of the lube comes out from one of the ends of that addapter.......is there a trick involved in making 'em work?

Which kind do you have - one with a single tightening screw or dual screws?  I have one with dual screws, and my first try went just like yours.  PFFFFFT!  "Ewwww...."

I don't think there's much of a difference between the two types, except that with the dual screws you have to go back and forth as you tighten, so the sliding part doesn't get stuck at an angle.

The main trick, as I recall, is to choose your "step" wisely.  On my unit, the diameter of the rubber "cone" that you push the end of the cable housing into is graduated; it's not smoothly tapered like a true cone, but has "steps".  You want to put the end of the cable housing up against the "step" with the right diameter ... so that the rubber can clamp tightly around the housing and not permit the lube to travel down the outside of the housing.

Of course, you also want the rubber on the "business end" of the tool to clamp tightly around the cable itself, so the lube has no choice but to escape via the inside of the cable housing.

I'm glad you asked about this.    I'll try to take some pictures sometime this week.

[Slavik]

i have the two screws type.......it seemed like the oil was escaping trough a "fold" that happens in the rubber seal......I 'll check today if there are any steps on the inside of the sealing tube.......it also seemed like the lube would be leaking on the cable side most of the time (on the side that attaches to the lever)