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Which lubricant to use?

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KiwiGS

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Ok so here goes
I just strippped and cleaned my cv carbs.
Which lube (if any) should I put on the cv boot and slide?
Any ideas
Cheers
 
Before you put the slides back in check the diaphragms by looking through them into a bright light looking for pin holes.
 
Gidday KiwiGS

How are you enjoying that cold blast down there? It's due up here in the morning.
The only lube you need for those slides will be supplied by the fuel when you start her up!!
Bench sync and light her up.
 
KY is my favorite.


....oh for the carbs.

I but a couple drops of oil on if they'll be sitting a while. don't know if its right or wrong.
 
No lube on carb slides, lithium grease on carb linkages, and rubber grease on the boots.

Dink
 
Thanks guys.

Thanks guys.

49er said:
Gidday KiwiGS

How are you enjoying that cold blast down there? It's due up here in the morning.
The only lube you need for those slides will be supplied by the fuel when you start her up!!
Bench sync and light her up.
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Thanks mate.
I would pack a jacket for work this morning or the wets if you are riding.
It is wet and cold here not flash at all.
cheers
 
KiwiGS said:
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It is wet and cold here not flash at all.
cheers
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I thought you guys standing upside down on the other side of the planet would be entering your summer as us Brits go in to the cold dark gloom.

I hope you have a better summer than the crappy stuff :cry:we had to put with.

Wally
 
It is summer here!
9 degrees c (50 f) and raining, snow on the hills is that not normal?
But when you live this close to the south pole you get what you get.
I have had a "summer" in the UK and they can be much the same.:-D
 
If you're putting them back in service right away, no lube on the slides.

If time until service is unknown, I generally put carbs back together with removing a coating of Sea Foam (spray or liquid). Sea Foam is basically a very light oil mixed with alcohol, so the alcohol soon evaporates and leaves behind a light anti-corrosive coating. The oil is washed away quickly when you do fire things up, and doesn't seem to ever gum up. It's safe on rubber and plastic parts.
 
hampshirehog said:
I thought you guys standing upside down on the other side of the planet would be entering your summer as us Brits go in to the cold dark gloom.

I hope you have a better summer than the crappy stuff :cry:we had to put with.

Wally
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We thought that we were heading into summer too. In the last month we have had temperatures ranging from 0-25deg C. Looks like the prophets of doom and gloom regarding the planets future weather may be onto something!!
It's odd hearing members up there talking of taking their bikes off the road for rebuilds/maintenance when we are gearing up for some fun!!
 
KiwiGS said:
It is summer here!
9 degrees c (50 f) and raining, snow on the hills is that not normal?
But when you live this close to the south pole you get what you get.
I have had a "summer" in the UK and they can be much the same.:-D
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Dude that's a depressing summer! 50 f degrees is my winter and I love it like that
 
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