Cable lube

[Kigsby]

OK, maybe a dumb question, but I just got all new cables - Throttle, clutch and brake. Should I lube them before installing them? I'm thinking yes, but I don't mind looking dumb and asking first! I have a cable lube kit (lube in a can with the cable luber) I can use that for all three cables, right??

[LOUD MOUSE]

Ya can but it isn't necessary. .................lm

OK, maybe a dumb question, but I just got all new cables - Throttle, clutch and brake. Should I lube them before installing them? I'm thinking yes, but I don't mind looking dumb and asking first! I have a cable lube kit (lube in a can with the cable luber) I can use that for all three cables, right??

[Jethro]

I actually wouln't. Just my opinion. Depending on how conditions are where you're at, the lube can just attract dust and dirt and will then require more lube more often.

[Snakeoil]

If they are stainless or plated cable cores, then I would not argue with those saying don't lube. But if they are not and you will ride in the rain or live in an area with high humidity, even if only during the summer like in.... let's see.... uhhhhh...FLORIDA, then if they were my cables, I'd lube the bejezuz out of them.

Unless you are desert riding, I'm not sure how much dirt that will erode your cables you will get in there. The opening at top and bottom is very small and not in the line of fire. Water however and humidity get into everything.

If you are really worried about dirt being attracted to the oil, take your old cables and submerge them in a bucket of min spirits and work the core back and forth to scrub out the crud. If you have a syringe (places that sell farm animal stuff have large ones that are useful), you can pump min spirits down the cable sheat to flush out the dirt. The run the min spirits thru a coffee filter and see what you find in your 40 year old cables. Might make you less concerned about oil attracting dirt.

regards,
Rob

[jleewebb]

might be a good time to lube the speedo cable. white lithium grease, right experts?

[LOUD MOUSE]

And I repeat!

Ya can but it isn't necessary. .................lm

If they are stainless or plated cable cores, then I would not argue with those saying don't lube. But if they are not and you will ride in the rain or live in an area with high humidity, even if only during the summer like in.... let's see.... uhhhhh...FLORIDA, then if they were my cables, I'd lube the bejezuz out of them.

Unless you are desert riding, I'm not sure how much dirt that will erode your cables you will get in there. The opening at top and bottom is very small and not in the line of fire. Water however and humidity get into everything.

If you are really worried about dirt being attracted to the oil, take your old cables and submerge them in a bucket of min spirits and work the core back and forth to scrub out the crud. If you have a syringe (places that sell farm animal stuff have large ones that are useful), you can pump min spirits down the cable sheat to flush out the dirt. The run the min spirits thru a coffee filter and see what you find in your 40 year old cables. Might make you less concerned about oil attracting dirt.

regards,
Rob