Shimano XTR Gear Cable Lube

iwilldoit

Hi All

I have read about people having trouble greasing/oiling these gear cables, the lube seemed to react with the inner sheath making gear changes worse than they were before , but reading the Shimano description they use silicone grease, so will any silicone grease work ok or what other lubes work fine?

I'm using Shimano XTR gear cables http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... -prod67788

Chunkers1980

Just buy new outer, it comes lubed

swod1

yes replace the outer bits on your bike with some new shimano sp41 outer.

I like how the xtr cables are black so blend in for a stealth look against my black frame.

iwilldoit

The cables have only been on 2-3 months old and I was thinking how wet every ride has been a bit of tlc would keep them working well

swod1

the actual metal cable are lubed anyway with a ptfe type coating and plus the new outers should improve gear shifting.

when replacing gear cables you would usually run new outers as well did you not do this?

iwilldoit

swod1 wrote:

the actual metal cable are lubed anyway with a ptfe type coating and plus the new outers should improve gear shifting.

when replacing gear cables you would usually run new outers as well did you not do this?

Yes everything was new, I'm more along the lines of keeping them working well, rather than waiting for them to start playing up.

swod1

iwilldoit wrote:

swod1 wrote:

the actual metal cable are lubed anyway with a ptfe type coating and plus the new outers should improve gear shifting.

when replacing gear cables you would usually run new outers as well did you not do this?

Yes everything was new, I'm more along the lines of keeping them working well, rather than waiting for them to start playing up.

Should be fine as long as you fitted the end caps on the bits of outers correctly to stop any mud getting into the cables, that's unless you are using a full run of outer for the gear cables where is wont matter so much.

FishFish

swod1 wrote:

yes replace the outer bits on your bike with some new shimano sp41 outer.

I like how the xtr cables are black so blend in for a stealth look against my black frame.

Well buy some yellow ones and don't fit them and you will get the same effect.

rusty77

I'm a fan of of this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/5339-PROGOLD-PR ... B005XZEH4M

sanchez12

http://www.3654bikes.co.uk/shimano-spec ... -lube.html.
I keep a pot of this in my toolbox at work and at home find it very good a little goes a long way too.

The Rookie

£20 for 50g, holy hell, does it have particles of unobtanium to help with the lubrication?

cooldad

That sounds like my obvious.

The Rookie

The 50g bit?

cooldad

I wish.