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Chain wax? Need some advice - captainrob - 23-09-2015
Before and after
Think I'm over Chain Wax.
I live on a dirt road, so always have about 2 km of muddy/dusty road every time I go out on a bike.
What would be the best stuff for me to use?
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RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Huls - 23-09-2015
There's a thread on Perth Street Bikes raving about WD40/CRC as a chain lube. Probably need to apply more often but chains running cleaner and lasting longer. I'm guessing it's worth a try considering the amount of crap sticking to conventional lubes.
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Batfink - 23-09-2015
how does the WD40 or CRC effect the rubber seals? that always worries me about using a non chain lubricant
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - busarat - 23-09-2015
Thinking about trialling a Scott Oiler and seeing how it goes.for you Captain how fast are you going on the dirt?? Try just idling out and in, is the road fairly hard packed or a lot of looser stuff???
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Shordy - 23-09-2015
Keep front wheel off of the ground over the dirt, and the dust should be behind you.....
Seriously though, I don't think it'll make any difference whether you're using oil, wax or crc....dust will stick.
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - captainrob - 23-09-2015
Phast as phuck, is the normal.
It's pretty dusty once summer kicks in?
Could you put something in a Scott oiler that would clean and lubricate at the same time? Which ever, it's going to make a mess somewhere as it throws off. Guess i need a new house, perhaps!
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - ballsybusa - 23-09-2015
Hey rob,I use crc/wd 40 to clean chain,rear wheel,swing arm etc,then i only apply a light coating of bell-Ray chain lube,if I were you mate I'd be going pretty slow down that dirt road to avoid dust ,cheers
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - jamdonut - 23-09-2015
I do dirtbike riding, any dust or dirt will kill chains and sprokets in no time, especially when it all starts grinding later on the freeway at higher revs, better off not using anything, the chain has its own grease inside the rollers.
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Kendo - 23-09-2015
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - captainrob - 23-09-2015
Thanks everyone.
Wax is going in the bin, that's for sure!
Rob
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - playswithnitro - 24-09-2015
Chameleon chain oiler. Best of the type that I've seen. Check out amhp.com.au
Personally, I use Silkolene synthetic chainlube.
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - iano - 24-09-2015
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Kendo - 24-09-2015
G'day Iano,
DID ZVM-X 530.
Cheers,
Stu
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - kev11e - 25-09-2015
G'day Cap'n
I'm a fan of scott oilers.
And it's not the pins on the chain you are trying to lube, it's the friction surfaces between the chain rollers and the sprockets. Coz as someone said, the pins/rollers are lubed and protected by o-rings.
RE: Chain wax? Need some advice - Shordy - 25-09-2015
It seems that everyone has their own idea on how to oil chains.
Here's a short video that I found several months back, and whether it's completely right or not, I'm not sure, but it's how I now do my chain.
Pay attention to the video at 6 minutes onwards where it shows a product called a grease ninja, but more importantly it shows where the grease should be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H5hgVbTvhg