Throttle cable lubricant

[56michael]

What product do you guys recommend for lubricating throttle, clutch and brake cables with. I think mine are stiff and dried out.

 

[AApple]

Others will have other alternatives, but on mine, I used brake cleaner down into the cables first, and worked the cables back & forth a few time to work the grunge loose, then blew that out with air. Repeat as needed. After that, I would flow auto trans fluid thru the cables, until it JUST started seeping out the bottom end, working the cables as it flowed down. Then applied a small amount of air to remove the excess. Works great on mine, both the 1100 and the 1500 cables.

 

[56michael]

I gave your method a try and my cables work much better, thanks for your advice.

 

[AApple]

I should have mentioned the method I used to both clean and lube the cables. I clamped a short piece of rubber hose onto the end of the cable....kinda like a funnel. With that I could spray the cleaner into the cables, and dribble the oil down thru the cables without making a mess, or spraying everything BUT the cables. Also makes blowing the cable out much easier. I tried to find the pics the other day, but I could not find them....found them just now.....(the gallery is a mess.)

 

[dan filipi]

but I could not find them....found them just now.....(the gallery is a mess.)

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[85goldwing]

Years ago I learned a tip for cable lubrication. Take off the end that is highest on the bike. Take a baggie and cut off just enough of the bottom corner to get the cable though. Run the cable about 1/2 to 1 inch above the bottom of the baggie. I use tape to secure the baggie to the cable housing, rubber band will work also. If the inner cable is very dirty or sticky I run some sort of penatrant though it. Then repeat process with lube of choice. Here in Minnesota I stay with silicone type lubes or dry graphite if I have enough time to let the cable drip dry. Cheap fix. All I could afford to do when I was riding minibikes back in the 60's