• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Chain install and grease removal

  • Thread starter Thread starter vivisected
  • Start date Start date
V

vivisected

Guest
Hello all,
Im installing a new set of sprockets and x-ring chain on my 88 450 today and I was wondering if i should clean the grease (or wax, or whatever this whitish stuff the chain is covered in) off the chain before installation.
Im assuming you dont, because the master link comes with a little packet of it kind of indicating that you put it on after installation.
Also, if I dont have to clean it off, how long should I wait till cleaning it and relubing it (i use aerosol chain wax for the lube) if I should wait at all.
Thanks
 
fit it as it is, it is the factory lubricant, lube it again after about 500 miles or earlier if it looks a bit dry
 
i hate chain wax and all the branded lubes in a can.... i always use a rag to wipe it down and then use some thick engine oil to lube it... you'll be amazed how long it lasts. it's easier to wipe clean, doesn't attract all the dirt, dust and other rubbish like the waxes do and looks/feels newer for longer.... obviously no need to oil when it's new but as time goes by.... give it a go rather than the over priced sprays everyone seems to buy nowadays ;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

S
Brakes, front tire, chain
Replies
13
Views
279
Shin-Ken 1074
Shin-Ken 1074
jdub6092
Painting Bike parts
2
Replies
31
Views
736
oldGSfan
oldGSfan
W
82' GS1100E rebuild
Replies
11
Views
411
wilsonsandy07
W
Zellock
That's a Texas GS450T, y'all
2
Replies
23
Views
349
Rich82GS750TZ
Rich82GS750TZ
rsquire
1982 GS1100E - My First (Project) Bike
2
Replies
27
Views
663
Grimly
Grimly
Back
Top