Al salaam a'alaykum Wayne

13 Nov 03 12:00, Wayne Chirnside wrote to Tom Walker:

 WC> Did say I didn't know if it'd work or not.
 WC> I'm used to motorcycle clutch cables and spraying chain lube
 WC> down them, waiting until it wicked in and repeating until it
 WC> drained out the bottom end of the cable.

Hmmm the aerosol chain lubes here have a coagulating agent in them. I doubt
they would wick very far through a cable....

 WC> Same deal with tach and speedo cables.

 WC> Didn't help too much though as the most common failure point
 WC> was at the pivot at the clutch handle where there was
 WC> greatest cable flex.

Indeed.

 WC> It did however prevent unseen damage so if the cable was going to go
 WC> you could actually see the need to replace it.

You can usually feel it too.

 WC> Now they've hydraulic clutch cables on some bikes
 WC> which I think is a bit over the top.

The brakes have been hydraulic for quite some years too.

 WC> Speedo and tach is now electronic as well.
 WC> I'm getting old.

Aren't we all?

Regards,
David

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