Chain drying

s1mon

Hi,

I use the Parktool chain cleaner which works really well, but whats best to use on the chain after cleaning to drive out any water before lubing ?

Simon.

nicklouse

any good water displacer. WD40/GT85 then wipe clean and lube.

s1mon

Cheers

Simon.

stumpyjon

No harm in running the chain through a rag and giving the bike a good shake before putting on the GT85 either.

Marjory Stewart BAxtor

hairdryer... or a load of magisorb

i-drive

use either gt85 with teflon or bike spray not a fan of useing wd40 on bikes at all its more of an oil than a water displacer & is best left to everything else other than bikes.

schlepcycling

A mate of mine dries his in the oven, which he claims has the added advantage of expanding the links so when he comes to lube it (whilst still warm) he can get lube well into the links. This is from a man who has stripped his bike down and put the main components, chainset, chain, mechs etc through the dishwasher. :shock:

maximilian

wipe with a rag, hang up to dry.

job done

stubs

Are you telling me that my Hotpoint bike parts washer can also be used as a dish washer :shock:

Marjory Stewart BAxtor

stubs wrote:

Are you telling me that my Hotpoint bike parts washer can also be used as a dish washer :shock:

ha ha ha ha ha!

carrying on that ilk, I'm going to gt85 everything on the draining board and see what my wife says

prophet_1000

I knew a not so clever pal from my younger days, We used to Motor cycle trials ride together, But one day he decided to remove his chain and clean it in a tray of petrol, after this he hung it up above the tray of petrol to drip dry. Not wanting to wait till it had dried naturally he decided to set the chain on fire to burn the petrol off, panicked when it went up very quickly in big flames and he kicked the petrol tray setting fire to the inside of his dads old wooden Garage full. he ran into the house to call the Fire Brigade and knocked the Mini HiFi (late 80's was cool to have a Mini HiFi) off the side board, some how his sister went out and put the fire out herself before the fire brigade got there?

So in light of this story its safe to say that cleaning your chain in petrol then setting it alight works fine (so long as you have a Big sister around) :shock:

scotttomo

Lmfao prophet

prophet_1000

SCOTTTOMO wrote:

Lmfao prophet

So were me and my mates as we were walking around to his house and saw the fire engine coming past us, Instantly we knew which house they were going to help! and yes when we got round the corner there it was, which is when he told us how it all happened.

In a few words, Thick as $h!t

scotttomo

I thought it sounded like a sketch out of mr.bean your mate aint rowan atkinson is he?

robbarker

Clean rag then compressed air if you have it. GT40 to displace the water, clean rag again, leave to dry, lube.

pete236

prophet, thats a brilliant story! Little gems like that pop up all over in the Trials world!

As for chains, I soak mine in WD40 overnight which removes quite a lot of muck, then fresh WD40 with a soft toothbrush. Let it drip for a few hours then a good clean with a rag. After that totally cover it in lube and rub it really well, give sprockets a quick clean and stick the chain back on!
Still havn't found an easy way to undo the Sram powerlink though!

robbarker

I wouldn't soak in WD or any other degreasing agent - you'll take the grease out of the rollers and shorten the chain life. Something like the park cleaner is good as it only really touches the outside surfaces of the chain components, and judicious drying and relubing will keep things working nicely.

toontra

Pete236 wrote:

Still havn't found an easy way to undo the Sram powerlink though!

If it's 10 speed you're after then these are much easier to remove/fit:

http://www.parker-international.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/4546/referrer/pimp

Come in either Campy or Shimano compatible type.

don key

toontra wrote:

Pete236 wrote:

Still havn't found an easy way to undo the Sram powerlink though!

If it's 10 speed you're after then these are much easier to remove/fit:

http://www.parker-international.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/4546/referrer/pimp

Come in either Campy or Shimano compatible type.

Ditto , theres also the connex , between the two they are much better.

pete236

robbarker wrote:

I wouldn't soak in WD or any other degreasing agent - you'll take the grease out of the rollers and shorten the chain life. Something like the park cleaner is good as it only really touches the outside surfaces of the chain components, and judicious drying and relubing will keep things working nicely.

My thinking was that if the grease is dissolved then the muck that is being kept in/on the chain by the grease will then come off. Follow that by a really good re-greasing and you have a clean chain with clean grease!
Each to their own I guess! The previous chain had been on there 4 years and only had an occasional spray with WD40 - lasted fine with no problems! Thankfully I know a little more than to do that again!