[ST] Cable lubrication

["Andrew F. Kay, Jr. " <captainquack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmmm, a variation on the Oil Thread.  Actually, very few cables break
inside the sleeve.  I put a (very) little amount of anti-seize or grease
on the exposed portion, where it goes into the clutch handle or the
actuating arm on the primary.  Ditto the inside of the throttle housing.
Once or twice a year seems to prolong cable life.

It is easy to run a few drops of Lockease, a light oil with graphite
suspended in it, down the cable when it is disconnected.  This was very
popular in the '60's and I still use it today.  The oil doesn't last,
but the graphite lubes the cable inside the sleeve.

Now, should the grease be Dino or synthetic?  Over to you.

Andrew F. Kay, Jr.
Riders of the Lost Empire, LC,  13355 79th Street, Fellsmere, FL 32948
www.lostempire.com   andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
"Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us
one way in to life, but many ways out."  Seneca 4 B.C./A.D. 65,
Epistulae Morales



- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken
Mitchell

Myself, I use silicone to loosen them cables up a bit.

Ken M.
'00 Rs


 


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