Cable oilers

[dern]

I need to oil the clutch cable on my blade. Previously I've cable tied a bag of oil to one end and let gravity take it's course but it takes ages and makes a mess. I've seen the universal clamp type and the bigger hydraulic types on ebay... how do they work, what oil do I use with them and is it worth paying more for the hydraulic one?

Thanks,

Mark

[m3psm]

I have a clamp one. You clamp it to the end of the cable sleeve which seals that end, then squirt oil into a small hole in the clamp. This then fills the sleeve until it comes out the other end.

Simple and effective

I've never used the other type

[dern]

Cool. What oil do you use?

[m3psm]

dern said:

Cool. What oil do you use?

Any that's sitting around

Don't use WD40 though because I've been told it can rot the plastic sheathing inside the cable

[dern]

m3psm said:

dern said:

Cool. What oil do you use?

Any that's sitting around

Don't use WD40 though because I've been told it can rot the plastic sheathing inside the cable

Ok. Thanks

[catso]

Careful how much oil you put in, I oiled the throttle cable on my kid's bike this way and shortly after it wouldn't run - the oil had run down the cable, through the top of the carb and deposited itself in the jets blocking fuel flow........

[Momentofmadness]

Hydraulic cable oiler for the win!

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/proddetail.as...



Has washers inside that grip on to the outer cable and provide a seal, then fill the device with oil and turn the handle to pump oil down the cable.

Edited by Momentofmadness on Tuesday 13th November 12:36