Throttle cable oil

bryanthegoat

Joined Jul 2009

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Sauchie near Stirling in Scotland

Discussion Starter
• Jun 4, 2011

• #1

Hi lads out on a ride the smorning noticed my throttle is very sticky does anyone know how and wot i use to greese the cables never done it before so any help is much appreciated and cheers Lex top man:thumbup:biggrin

 

mad biff

Joined Apr 2011

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scotland

• Jun 4, 2011

• #2

hey brayan sorry i couldnt make it today but the good news is got the missfire sorted you and pat were spot on with the battery conections all sorted now
still need to sort the speedo though .. so who went on the rideooot mate

 

T

The Lone Ranger

Joined Jan 2009

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #3

My throttle was a bit sticky and wasnt returning properly so i took the top off the throttle cam on the clip on and sprayed wd40 down into the cables with the straw in the can nozzle. It worked well and was simple so that might be worth a try

 

bryanthegoat

Joined Jul 2009

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Sauchie near Stirling in Scotland

Discussion Starter
• Jun 4, 2011

• #4

Hi m8 how long would the wd40 last ? and when i take the top off the thing nothings going to jump out and get lost down the fairing or the likes.....

 

T

The Lone Ranger

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #5

I done it in march and havent needed to do it again but i cant say how long its going to last for you. Unless you drop somthing then nothings giong into your fairing, i was turning the throttle with the top off the cam while spraying wd40 in. Just put a rag underneath the clip on to catch what drips out. I done this cos it was easy, and it worked. if it hadnt i would hve progressed onto less easy ways of fixing it, but fortunately the easy way worked.
Check the outer of the cables for damage or kinks aswell.

 

Last edited: Jun 4, 2011

bryanthegoat

Joined Jul 2009

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Sauchie near Stirling in Scotland

Discussion Starter
• Jun 5, 2011

• #6

Sound m8 cheers i like easy:thumbup:biggrin

 

Arryace

Joined Apr 2011

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Bristol

• Jun 5, 2011

• #7

you would be better using a light weight oil like 3in1

WD40 is a degreaser so i wouldn't us it.

 

CRAZY LEG5

Joined Oct 2010

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warrington

• Jun 5, 2011

• #8

it tells you how to make one in the haynes manual with i bag and normal oil but dont have the manual too hand at the min

 

bryanthegoat

Joined Jul 2009

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Sauchie near Stirling in Scotland

Discussion Starter
• Jun 5, 2011

• #9

Lone ranger your the man ,sorted it in the afternoon and went for a blast bloody hell just about took off must have been really bad but you just get used to it cheers pal....

 

T

The Lone Ranger

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• Jun 5, 2011

• #10

Arryace said:

you would be better using a light weight oil like 3in1

WD40 is a degreaser so i wouldn't us it.

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Really? seems ideal to me.
http://www.wd40.co.uk/products/products-home/aboutwd40-home.aspx

 

Arryace

Joined Apr 2011

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Bristol

• Jun 6, 2011

• #11

The Lone Ranger said:

Really? seems ideal to me.
http://www.wd40.co.uk/products/products-home/aboutwd40-home.aspx

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it is a lubricant but its petrolium based so perfect for cleaning and short term lubrication but a light oil will lubricate the cables for a longer period.