Cable cover tubes.

Stoo61

You know the things? That cover parts of your gear cables....

Anyway, how do you clean out such a thing? Going to be putting new shifters on, with new cables and want to degunk the covers....

nicklouse

bin them.

Stoo61

Reasons.....go!

MountainMonster

Because it will shift alot better if you buy new outers and inners for the cables. Impossible to get all the gunk out of everwhere unless they are cut really short sections.

cooldad

Never tried cleaning cable outers - would seem like an impossible job anyway.

dan shard

buy some new ones you minge

njee20

If you're insanely tight then you can spray through with GT85 and dribble some thick chain lube through them. Or just replace!

Stoo61

Thus?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=1975&ModelID=23398

cooldad

Overkill in my opinion.

Stoo61

So am I needing "tip ferrules", "end caps", "Cable end ferrules"?

Thought this would be simple.

omegas

If your fitting new shifters and inners it would be a waste not to replace the outer as its so cheap to buy.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=7770

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=46049

cooldad

Just do it the easy way and buy the whole lot in one go. These are coated cables, inners, outers, ferrules, crimp. Pair for about a tenner. Good quality. Job done.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0593578559

individual6891

If getting outers only, get a pack of these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29462

Actually you need 7 for most frames.

Or:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=1597

Mr_Cellophane

Don't forget brake and gear outers are different. Don't mix them up.

Northwind

If they're gunked, bin. If they're not, don't.