What to use to lube throttle tubes?

**cheese** · 16th September 2010, 20:36

Just use some CRC? I used grease before and it made it stick.

**Ride it till the red** · 16th September 2010, 20:42

Do mine with sillicon spray.... Always seems to work a treat

**clmintie** · 16th September 2010, 20:43

If you're still using your original cable, you'll notice a huge difference if you chuck on a new one... silky smooothness that no lube can deliver........ Otherwise...CRC.....

**browny** · 16th September 2010, 20:51

not sure if you mean throttle cable or grip throttle tube on your bars. but for sure silicon spray for both.ive found CRC to go tacky and attract grit.good for most things tho.

**barty5** · 16th September 2010, 20:55

I lube the cable and inner working of the cable part and leave the rest dry help help out dust and shit from sticking

**takitimu** · 16th September 2010, 21:05

Silicone, tube and also the housing, never used to do the housing, but seems to help a little bit. I do the tube/housing every oil change now.

**vr4king** · 16th September 2010, 21:14

I have heard of people using chain lube on cables

**barty5** · 16th September 2010, 21:15

Originally Posted by cheese

Just use some CRC? I used grease before and it made it stick.

Just checking hope you are referring to your bike right??

**RJM** · 16th September 2010, 23:12

How exactly do you lube the throttle cables?

**cheese** · 16th September 2010, 23:58

you can get a cable luber which kind of crimps over the cable and you spray what every you want down it.

And yes I'm talking about the throttle tube not cable.

**camchain** · 17th September 2010, 19:05

Cheese, I've got a can of Yamaha brand "Performance Cable Lubricant" - I think got it from Cycletreads, in a black coloured can. It's Teflon (PTFE) based and that has about the slippery-est coefficient of friction of damn near anything.

I didn't think much of it for my cables, but works real well for the throttle tube, nice dry residue that doesn't attract grit. The can seems to have heaps more carrier than teflon though (teflon being expensive), seem to have to spray a fair bit on/in.

Also I wonder if dry graphite powder might do the trick, like those little 'puffer' bottles you can get for sticky locks?

PS to others, I found chain lube not good in throttle cable. Too sticky.

**RJM** · 18th September 2010, 14:18

I pulled my throttle apart this morning, it was full of years worth of grit and grease. Cleaned it all out, sprayed heaps of CRC down the cables, new throttle tube... and no difference at all. Still a very stiff throttle.

Any other suggestions?

**Sunday Casual** · 18th September 2010, 14:55

Originally Posted by RJM

I pulled my throttle apart this morning, it was full of years worth of grit and grease. Cleaned it all out, sprayed heaps of CRC down the cables, new throttle tube... and no difference at all. Still a very stiff throttle.

Any other suggestions?

Try spraying some lube down the actual throttle tube; limiting the friction between bar and throttle tube.

Also check that your throttle tube is not catching on the end of the handlebar.