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Throttle Cable seems to stick...

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by bobbytheblack, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. bobbytheblack

    bobbytheblack Member

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    Installed a new throttle cable as the old one fray at the handlebar end and well... needed t o be replaced.

    Put the new one in, all went without a problem, but it seems the throttle now sticks near the carbs, I pulled all the slack out and problem still persist.

    Dont understand why this is happening.
     
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    did you lube properly? shoot some WD40 in there and move the cable up and down until the WD40 comes dripping out the other side.
     
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    I heard WD40 was bad for cables, a funnel and motor oil is what I was told.

    BTC
     
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    Right Bill the mog, you can loosen up a dry cable with WD40, the lube it with thin oil, like sewing machine oil.
    Check the routing of the cable.
     
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    OK, my bad
     
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    Just in case I bought a can of Cable Life, seems to be working better now.
     
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    GOOD.

    NO WD40; at least not as a lube. Used as a lubricant, WD40 will rapidly gum up when exposed to the heat of a motorcycle engine. I learned this the hard way with the throttle cables on my Norton.

    WD40 is great for displacing moisture, or flushing out crud; But for cable lube, you need a real lubricant such as what you now have.

    Even new cables should be lubed.

    Invest in a cable-luber; it makes the job so much easier. I've had mine for over 30 years:

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