sticky clutch on 78 honda cx500

[marshalsimz]

my clutch is sticking pretty bad, is there a lube you would recamend putting on there?


thanks

[bikeguy joe]

Spray some WD-40 inside the end of the cable after removing it from the lever side. Then follow up with some oil. I use chain lube.

[Joe Mc]

Hmm, I'm sure I read somewhere recently that you should not use chain lube on your cables, or WD40 for that matter. I guess it's better than no lube though.

Of course that is just something I read in an article on the net somewhere, not neccessarily true. Don't recall the reasons.

Anyone else?

[bikeguy joe]

WD-40 "dries out" after awhile, I was suggesting it to loosen up the cable first, then apply OIL.

I use chain lube on my cables, no problem. Maybe it's because I use it regularly and the WD-40 cleans out the crud before I "lube" it.

You can buy expensive cable lube, but you can use just about anything you want.

Marvel Mystery Oil is a good one.

[bikeguy joe]

Funny, just out of curiosity I ran a little search on cable lubes. One place recommended using WD but not chain lube. One said chain lube, one says to mix powdered graphite with WD-40 and put it in a balloon and do the cables with that.

Light weight motor oil is another good one. Automatic trans fluid makes a great penetrating oil and I have used that on cables.

I'm thinking chain lube is not good in that it can be a little sticky after it's in there awhile. The kind I'm using doesn't seem to make a differenceon my large economy sized clutch cable.

[bikeguy joe]

So did ya' get the clutch workin'?

[marshalsimz]

yah it worked fine untill i snaped it(slaps head)
damn damn damn
now i got to find a new cable all togeather.
any one got a 78 honda cx500 clutch cable?

[bikeguy joe]

Looky here-

http://www.jeffscycles.com/motorcycleparts20.htm

[marshalsimz]

joe, thanks for the link, i also found some on ebay!

[bikeguy joe]

You're welcome. Good luck, keep us posted.