YACL: Yet another Chair Lube Query
05-18-06, 06:50 PM
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YACL: Yet another Chair Lube Query
I am currently using ProLink. How in the world do you get a small drop per pin?? Do you transfer the liquid to some tiny oil can?? I can only drip a giant blob per pin.
thanx,,,
motto: start slow, then ease off
thanx,,,
motto: start slow, then ease off
05-18-06, 06:53 PM
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What's with this agonizing about one-drop-per-pin? Add a slow stream as you run the crank backwards to get the entire chain lubed then wipe off the excess. Your time is worth more than $.05 worth of chain lube you'll waste.
05-18-06, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
What's with this agonizing about one-drop-per-pin? Add a slow stream as you run the crank backwards to get the entire chain lubed then wipe off the excess. Your time is worth more than $.05 worth of chain lube you'll waste.
05-18-06, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by head_wind
I am currently using ProLink. How in the world do you get a small drop per pin?? Do you transfer the liquid to some tiny oil can?? I can only drip a giant blob per pin.
thanx,,,
motto: start slow, then ease off
thanx,,,
motto: start slow, then ease off
It makes my ProLink last a while (it's now $9/4oz bottle at Performance), but more importantly, I don't get a lot of lube where it's not needed, thus maintaining a relatively gunk-free drivetrain.
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05-19-06, 05:00 PM
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I tend to avoid lube threads like the plague, but ... fwiw ... I apply my homebrew by dipping a toothbrush into the bottle, then applying the lube with the toothbrush.
No drip. Goes right where I want it.
Cuts down on gingivitis, too!
No drip. Goes right where I want it.
Cuts down on gingivitis, too!
05-19-06, 06:52 PM
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I tend to not lube my chairs.
For a chain, it's either tri-flow or Pro-link.
For a chain, it's either tri-flow or Pro-link.
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
I tend to not lube my chairs.
05-19-06, 07:56 PM
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Dinner parties at your place must be a veritable squeak-fest....
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Originally Posted by HillRider
What's with this agonizing about one-drop-per-pin? Add a slow stream as you run the crank backwards to get the entire chain lubed then wipe off the excess. Your time is worth more than $.05 worth of chain lube you'll waste.
