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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Cable lube? 03/03/06 at 08:17:30 Hey gang, Snapped my clutch cable last night. Fortunately I was at home, so I didn't have to walk or quick shift my way home. Cables at the machine shop already... Now, being the SH*T 4 BRAINS that I am, I of course never lubed my cables. What do you folks recomend for cable lube? Graphite? Thanks, V
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #1 - 03/03/06 at 08:23:54 You can buy cable lube in a spray can at most bike shops. You can pick up a tool that attaches to the can to force the lube through your cable. That's the way to go.
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Reply #2 - 03/03/06 at 08:29:16

Thanks BW. You are always helpful.

BTW, remember a couple of months ago I was asking about the effects of too much oil? You told me to check out my breather filter... yeah finally did that when it warmed up enough to bend the hose. Clean as a whistle in there....

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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #3 - 03/03/06 at 08:33:46 It's good that it is clean, but you really should route the tube so it is higher than the cyl. head.
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #4 - 03/03/06 at 08:43:42 Yeah, I'm gonna do that soon... gotta clean my air filter and a couple of other things...
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Reply #5 - 03/03/06 at 10:24:40

bentwheel wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

You can buy cable lube in a spray can at most bike shops. You can pick up a tool that attaches to the can to force the lube through your cable. That's the way to go.

That's what I've used and it's pretty simple.

When I installed the Amal carb and used a new throttle cable, I lubed the cable before installing. It made that part simpler but it was slightly slippery when installing the cable into the slide. If you ever do that, hang the cable up for a bit and let any excess drain to avoid getting it into the carb.

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Capt._Capsize Ex Member	Re: Cable lube? Reply #6 - 03/04/06 at 19:46:29 While you are lubing cables, don't forget the speedo. I had one break on my Magna for lack of lubricant.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #7 - 03/04/06 at 20:10:50 Capt._Capsize wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: While you are lubing cables, don't forget the speedo. I had one break on my Magna for lack of lubricant. Or you could leave out that washer for a few miles and blow engine oil all up into it... Just kidding!
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Reply #8 - 03/05/06 at 21:18:51

That's too funny if not for the fact that's exactly what happening with my 95 Savage...initially when I noticed an oil leak around the speedo cable (where it enter the right side cover, next to the clutch cable), I opened it up to check and there wasn't any rubber o-ring or seal, just a flat metal washer...I put an o-ring in, that seems to minimize the leak but it's still leaking anyway....My question is: Is there any thing special about the original Suzuki rubber washer (special shape or something Wink

, or is it just a regular rubber o-ring? I looked at the part diagram but it doesn't show anything at that detail level....

Thanks for any info...

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Reply #9 - 03/06/06 at 03:43:16

Blueshift wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

....My question is: Is there any thing special about the original Suzuki rubber washer (special shape or something Wink

, or is it just a regular rubber o-ring? I looked at the part diagram but it doesn't show anything at that detail level....

Thanks for any info...

Yes, it's a special sealing ring, but cannot be purchaged separately. It has to seal-off both the turning cable and the curled nut. Most of us get away with a simple "O "-ring that fits the nut.

Or you might be lucky that the previous owner lost it under the startermotor.

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Reply #10 - 03/06/06 at 06:19:36

Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

Or you might be lucky that the previous owner lost it under the startermotor.

And it could still be in that black hole too!

I've been lucky enough not to lose mine yet but several folks have and were able to use nitrile O-rings successfully. I say nitrile just to emphasize the O-ring you select should be resistant to petroleum products or it will likely dissolve.

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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #11 - 03/06/06 at 08:46:05 Any recomendations on a plug to use to simply remove the speedo cable? My speedo quit working. I would liek to remove the spedo cable, but don't feel like turning the savage into a total loss system...
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Reply #12 - 03/06/06 at 10:15:35

vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

Any recomendations on a plug to use to simply remove the speedo cable? My speedo quit working. I would liek to remove the spedo cable, but don't feel like turning the savage into a total loss system...

I'm sure you could find a threaded cap somewhere in a hardware store to fit the bill but you'll probably also find speedos on eBay if you chack every now and then.

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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Cable lube? Reply #13 - 03/06/06 at 10:34:19 eh... my speedo is spray painted over anyway... can just about see the green neutral indicator... maybe I'll just yank it and bondo over it soemhow...
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USCG Cremeans Ex Member	Re: Cable lube? Reply #14 - 03/06/06 at 13:36:02 if you bondo it, try using some fiberglass and mold it into the back so the bondo has something to to support it.. thats what i had to do with my truck when part of the wheel well rusted out. can't even tell the difference now
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