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Re: [ST] for those who don't just LOVE chain cleaning



On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 19:24, Bil Swartz wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Oct 2004, STeve Duncan wrote:
> 
> ->It was only entertaining the first time.....
> 
> -No, it wasn't, not really.  :)
> 
> Heh, I thought it was mildly entertaining, esp. since Triumph's own manuals
> say to clean in kerosene despite what Mr. Official Triumph Advisor (forgot who
> was mentioned already) said.
> 
> I'll line up with those that spray WD-40 onto the rag then wipe as I've yet to
> find a better gunk cleaner that lubes a little too while leaving a protective
> water dispersing coating.  But I do agree that spraying it onto the chain
> where it could get forced behind the o-ring would be a bad thing.
> 
> Now who has an idea of where I can find a 3/4 washer in plastic or hard rubber
> instead of the galvanized metals that's common?  Looking for a backing plate
> for the RV Roof connectors as used for tank bag electrification...

Old style water tap washers. About 3/4" diameter and 1/8" thick rubber
from your local hardware stall.

SimonB


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