Best cable lube?

beachbumtroy69 · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject: Best cable lube?

for throttle and clutch cables im sure 99% use oil to lube,but was wondering whats the best lube that wont build up over time and keep things moving freely? im putting all new cables on my trike cause the old ones were stiff and sticky.so any thoughts or ideas are welcome thnx

wbrown45 · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject:

Anti-Seize has worked very well for me for over 20 years. It does not dry out, and run off, like grease does. It doesn't seem to attract as much dirt either.
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forkzilla · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:55 am Post subject:

Anti-sieze is a very poor lubricant. It is designed to help parts separate easily, not as a lube.

wbrown45 · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:41 am Post subject:

Then why has it worked so much better than grease for me for this long? Confused

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forkzilla · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:58 am Post subject:

I have no idea, but read the can and it will tell you that there is aluminum and some type of red metal powder (copper or brass) as ingredients and it is not intended as lube. It actually makes things wear. It is only intended to make parts easy to separate. I work in a steel mill and one of the millwrights thought he would try "Never Sieze" in a troublesome bearing and it wore out much quicker than ones that failed with grease. We switched to a grease with moly and it solved our problem.

wbrown45 · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:22 pm Post subject:

I agree it wouldn't work well in a high speed bearing, but in the relatively short interval of movement in the cables there isn't a lot of heat buildup. I have always gotten many miles out of them with the Anti-Seize. My last throttle cable lasted over a 100k miles. Smile

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forkzilla · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject:

Why didn't the grease work very well? Just curious.

beachbumtroy69 · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:16 pm Post subject: cable lube

for me its not that it didnt work to well,its just that it gets thick after awhile and slows down response just not as free as when new so now that im putting on new cables i was just wondering if anything worked better, thnx

BL3Manx · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:30 am Post subject:

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/910-017

beachbumtroy69 · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:30 am Post subject: cable lube

good deal i`ll check it out,but just curious have u used it? thnx bb

BL3Manx · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject:

Here's a good thread

http://cx500forum.com/index.php?/topic/12772-cable-lube/

Inox MX3 is another

http://www.inox-mx3.com/inox.htm

beachbumtroy69 · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:07 pm Post subject: cable lube

yep good reading alot of good ideas there also thnx

jkline58 · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:54 am Post subject: cable lube

I use open gear lube on my cables. I have used this on my heavy equipment for many years it is designed to stick to where it is applied wont melt and make a mess. Napa carries it in spray can.


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