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OldNick
Essex,
United Kingdom
Posts: 233
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
06 Oct 2008 10:39 |
can I just squirt some 3-in-1 oil down the clutch cable or is there something better?
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Eccles
N. Ireland,
United Kingdom
Posts: 26
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
06 Oct 2008 12:28 |
Hi Nick - I did that - disconnected and hung top end of cable vertical and taped a small 'funnel' made from a plastic bag onto it. filled this with 3-1 and let it gravity feed over about a day. worked a treat.
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X-Man
Chesterfield/Derbys,
United Kingdom
Posts: 9,843
Premier Member
Enthusiast
06 Oct 2008 12:31 |
any modern cable will have the inner coated by some form of plastic and doesn't need oil; check first cos some plastic coverings don't like oil at all and it will make any problem worse.
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Martin R
09 S3 1050,
Finland
Posts: 467
Speed Triple (05->)
06 Oct 2008 13:41 |
+1 for no lube. The teflon coated cables do not need it and it will just end up collecting dirt.
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J-Zeus
London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,192
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
06 Oct 2008 14:11 |
Asherly --- I had a stiffy,
modern teflon inner sleaved cable, and using 3 in 1 as described above worked a treat - and a year on down the line is still pucker.....
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jimmyj
Land of Black Prince,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,252
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
06 Oct 2008 14:18 |
GT85 is a PTFE spray - also non sticky so abrasive crap won't stick..
http://www.manufacturingt.....gtw/gtw101.html
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OldNick
Essex,
United Kingdom
Posts: 233
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
06 Oct 2008 15:08 |
is GT85 the same as WD40?
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jimmyj
Land of Black Prince,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,252
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
06 Oct 2008 15:34 |
Nope!
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Eccles
N. Ireland,
United Kingdom
Posts: 26
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
07 Oct 2008 11:01 |
Teflon's fine when it's clean and dry - but it can eventually wear off. Mine was fairly stiff - hence the clean out. Had no problems since in over a year of winter/summer riding. If you want you could use the oil, then flush out with something like Inhibisol, and put a drop of Silicon spray down it which will dry and do exactly the same as the teflon. (similar to PTFE spray)
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