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Post by Fox on Apr 1, 2013 23:35:10 GMT -5
A good tip I received years ago was to spray a shot of WD40 into all the switches on the handle bars once in a while to stave off moisture and corrosion especially if you ride in the rain or leave your scooter outside to get rained on.
Also, packing the throttle grip housing with some grease is also another good idea to fend off rust/corrosion on the cable and ensure smooth operation.
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Post by aeroxbud on Apr 4, 2013 3:47:55 GMT -5
I use one of those cable oilers too. You conect it to the cable and it lets you spray WD40 into it. Makes a big difference to dry cables.
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Post by usmcdoc on Apr 4, 2013 8:27:57 GMT -5
A good tip I received years ago was to spray a shot of WD40 into all the switches on the handle bars once in a while to stave off moisture and corrosion especially if you ride in the rain or leave your scooter outside to get rained on. Also, packing the throttle grip housing with some grease is also another good idea to fend off rust/corrosion on the cable and ensure smooth operation. Excellent advice on the throttle cable!!! Ours were covered and outside for the winter...but moisture still gets under the cover due to condensation on rainy winter days. Fired them up for a ride last week cause we had a balmy and odd 40 degree winter day. The cable had corroded at the throttle end and sheared off on 2 of them..so I ended up pushing 2 of them home. The grease would have prevented this!!  |
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Post by 70ccsuperyates on Aug 26, 2013 6:45:32 GMT -5
A good tip I received years ago was to spray a shot of WD40 into all the switches on the handle bars once in a while to stave off moisture and corrosion especially if you ride in the rain or leave your scooter outside to get rained on. Also, packing the throttle grip housing with some grease is also another good idea to fend off rust/corrosion on the cable and ensure smooth operation. ill be sure to try these helpful hintsthanks for the advise |
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Post by scooterpimp on Mar 31, 2014 18:55:47 GMT -5
Teflon based light oils work great on cables. Makes them super smooth & wont attract crud.
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Post by nelson on Apr 1, 2014 7:13:22 GMT -5
A scooter i recently bought had all kinds of corrosion. I took the throttle tube off as mentioned and got the straw hooked on a can of PB(better than wd-40  ) and squirted down the tube. Gravity will help carry it all the way down. I also packed the part of the handle that twist with grease as you mentioned. it went from a sticking throttle to smooth operation! good advice!! |
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Post by scooterpimp on Apr 6, 2014 8:41:04 GMT -5
Be careful using pb blaster. Its a rust buster & not a lubricant. Will cause things to dry up. Wd, power lube or teflon lubes are safest to use for cables & light oil areas.
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Post by nelson on Apr 8, 2014 16:05:36 GMT -5
thanks for the info scooter pimp. I swear it says lubercant. Anyway on a bike i just aquired i have a stuck brake cable. i ziptied the rubber end cover on it and stood it on end. i filled the rubber peice up with PB. hopefully it will free it up.
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Post by scooterpimp on Apr 9, 2014 17:49:42 GMT -5
Pb is good rust buster /unsiezer spray. But had to take cans away from my shop guys using it for oiling pins & bushings on lift equiptment . Customers didnt like the creaking sounds as they used the lifts , had to run around with power lube to keep em quiet.
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drjod
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Location: Wales UK
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Post by drjod on Dec 1, 2014 13:19:36 GMT -5
i use ballistol gunnex machine gun oil, (really!) check it out on ebay,
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Post by defenestrate on Feb 15, 2015 19:28:59 GMT -5
PB Blast also may break down certain polymers that WD-40 will not. For example, I was using it to clean some crud off of a knife with a G10 handle (phenolic resin sandwiched between layers of fiberglass, to put it simply) and the handle started delaminating almost instantly. It's awesome for loosening rusted bolts, but can have effects on non-metallic items that one might find undesirable  |
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Post by runningbuck on Mar 22, 2015 21:02:01 GMT -5
well not to bust any bubbles but water displacement number 40 aka WD40 is not a lube either it was designed to displace water just like pb blaster which IMO is much better in all cases but is true that neither is a lube just like liquid wrench is not a lube but they do contain oils in them whick might help out in the short term so please check out what you are using before you mess up something you don't want messed up
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Post by Fox on Mar 22, 2015 21:34:53 GMT -5
Yeah, yeah... There was a whole thread started right after I started this one entitled: "WD40 Is Not A Lubricant" by twistedburnout cause he "cringes when he hears about people using it as a lubricant" yada yada. 49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/5754/wd-40-lubricant?page=1If it will make everyone feel better I will edit the title. Gimmie a sec... |
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Post by Sitticuss on Mar 22, 2015 21:56:10 GMT -5
Yeah, its definitely not a lubricant. It will give you a rash big time as some people have obviously found out....
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Post by Fox on Mar 22, 2015 22:10:27 GMT -5
Same goes for butter, and mayonnaise.
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) and squirted down the tube. Gravity will help carry it all the way down. I also packed the part of the handle that twist with grease as you mentioned. it went from a sticking throttle to smooth operation! good advice!!
