questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
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RE: questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
65 Shelby, you do realize that your chain is supposed to be cleaned like every 300-500 miles. If your taking it completely off to clean it, your doiong alot of work.
if your not cleaning that often, then you are wearing out chains alot faster than you need to be.
if your not cleaning that often, then you are wearing out chains alot faster than you need to be.
#12
RE: questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
Call me Shelby because I have 9k miles on my bike and have cleaned the chain 3 maybe 4 times. lol I would have to clean it once a week if I did it every 500 miles. I think I'm going to try the maxima chain wax next time I clean it which will be real soon, as soon as I get my new tires. I always look for it in the motorcycle shops but no one ever carries it around here so I'll have to get it online. I saw a kit to clean the chain yesterday, has anyone ever used this? http://www.sportland2.com/eshopprod_..._BIKE_CHAI.htm
Mike
Mike
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#14
RE: questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
Well, in order to soak the chain in solvent, I kinda have to remove it..... Don't tell me it's supposed to be cleaned on the bike? Besides, it's easier to degrease the sprockets that way.
I didn't mean that I don't bother with chain maintenance, I mean that I just take the chain off to clean it.
I didn't mean that I don't bother with chain maintenance, I mean that I just take the chain off to clean it.
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RE: questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
you know i can understand that is attracts dirt and stuff but i mean your puting chain lube over the top of it so doesnt that sorta negate that fact that u put the wd 40 on in the first place? i mean i dont know about u guys but after i lube my chain it turns white and stays white for a long time.
so would you guys use a bottle of parts cleaner or engine degresser as thouse are kerosean based cleaners? the only problem i have from that is that i heard that that is extreamly harsh on rubber as well and i know from experiance that if you stick rubber glovers in that stuff it will litterly eat them so im thinking thats a bad idea to.
maybe some kind of mineral based parts cleaner would be the best?
so would you guys use a bottle of parts cleaner or engine degresser as thouse are kerosean based cleaners? the only problem i have from that is that i heard that that is extreamly harsh on rubber as well and i know from experiance that if you stick rubber glovers in that stuff it will litterly eat them so im thinking thats a bad idea to.
maybe some kind of mineral based parts cleaner would be the best?
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RE: questiong about cleaning and lubing chain.
ORIGINAL: 95camaro01f4i
so would you guys use a bottle of parts cleaner or engine degresser as thouse are kerosean based cleaners? the only problem i have from that is that i heard that that is extreamly harsh on rubber as well and i know from experiance that if you stick rubber glovers in that stuff it will litterly eat them so im thinking thats a bad idea to.
maybe some kind of mineral based parts cleaner would be the best?
so would you guys use a bottle of parts cleaner or engine degresser as thouse are kerosean based cleaners? the only problem i have from that is that i heard that that is extreamly harsh on rubber as well and i know from experiance that if you stick rubber glovers in that stuff it will litterly eat them so im thinking thats a bad idea to.
maybe some kind of mineral based parts cleaner would be the best?
Kerosene is a mineral-based oil. It won't hurt the chain o-rings which are most likely either Nitrile or Viton, bot of which are chemical resistant synthetic rubbers.
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