Lube and noisy drive chain?

over-the-hill
over-the-hill Posts: 144
edited July 2008 in Workshop
Which lube gives the quietest drive chain? I think that since I cleaned my chain and used Prolink Chain Lube things have got much louder. Or is it a characteristic of Campag Centaur 08. The indexing is fine but cogs 2 -7 make a a lot of noise.

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  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    If you want a quiet drivechain you can't beat oil such as 3in1 or engine oil. However it makes an awful black mess very quickly.
    I am thinking of going back to Prolink Gold, slightly noisier but much cleaner than oil.
    There is no perfect lube, you have to experiment and see what suits you.
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I use a wax based lube and use it often(I think) say twice a week and I have no noise.

    Dennis Noward
  • caeser
    caeser Posts: 8
    try finish line gold ceramic its the dogs bits £3.00rsp for a small bottle it lasts ages
    make sure your chain is spotless try taking it off the bike I jet wash mine OFF the bike or use a good degreaser clean the cassette as well, again better if you can get it off the wheel and again degrease you can get a brush to clean between the teeth. When it is as clean as you can get it dry refit and only put as much oil as needed to much oil is a bad thing DONT rejoin Shimano chains if you dont have a new pin to replace the one you have pushed out or get a power link from sram or kmc .about £1.99 Most bike shops will remove your cassette and refit for about £2.00 if you ask nice or even FOC if you purchase something from them(just take the wheel in).
    P.S. dont put new oil on top of old oil it makes a good grinding paste (bad thing)

    hope this helps

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