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About LinkBacksMy throttle was getting a little sticky. I was able to clean out the cable and get it moving freely. Should I put some sort of oil inside of it to keep it moving smoothly or just leave it dry?
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My throttle was getting a little sticky. I was able to clean out the cable and get it moving freely. Should I put some sort of oil inside of it to keep it moving smoothly or just leave it dry?
My experience, once they get a few years on em trash em and get new
oiling will help though
I just bought 2 20' cables from rex for like $50 each. New is the way to go
Life is too short for a slow boat
Originally Posted by Tor
once the cable starts to wear into the coating on the inside its game over and only gets worse. new or go home.
21 Bahner coming soon...
You don't have to replace the cable unless there's obvious signs of wear. Rode/raced off road motorcycles for years and the cables would get stiff from pressure washing. Use this tool from Motion Pro Motion Pro - Cable Luber and you can clean the cable with an aerosol solvent and lube with aerosol lube. Proper maintenance and it feel like new and last indefinitely.
That is what I use on my bikes after every trip to the dunes! I have 6 bikes total and have never lost one yet and the 2 I take for me to ride get the snot rode out of them. My boat cable is 14 years old and it seems brand new still but for this season I`ve been bring a spare to the track.
That cable lube is the schizzle fo sure but once they get real sticky I would just replace it asap. It's too important and too inexpensive to screw with IMHO... Then after you have the new cable, use the cable luber religiously...
Steve
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