lubing an o-ring chain.

Tried Chain Wax. The can ran out of propellent right away so I have a can full of stuff that I can't get out and it's been sitting there for a couple of years. :-(

 

this is what was on the chain after 200 miles.

the chain was very slick. what was on it was very slippery, like sute ( i tried googing and dictionary.com, i caint spell that word to save my life) and it wiped right off.

I first wiped off the original lube with a rag, then applied the dupont stuff a couple times (only one i think was neccessary).
after a few hundred miles i re applied, it was still very lubed, and nothign grimey or course was on the chain, but it cleaned it VERY WELL. after applying it looked brand new again. perfectly clean and very very lubed.


i also sprayed some on my kick stand as it was getting hard to move. this stuff is pretty amazing, the stand kicks up just by touching it. i am very amazed at how welll it lubed it.

if you use a good ammount id say you can get about 3 lubes/cleaning out of one can. 4 if you use it somewhat lightly.

 

thanks for letting me know man, i am sold on this stuff. wont use anything else (well, ill get the one they made specificially for chains which has more moly and tephlon.)

 

Great stuff for everything. Thanks for the tip!

 

anyway to know if I have the original chain? I couldn't see any markings but I am pretty sure its the original one... replacing it soon... just wondering

 

at the risk of turning this into an "oil Wars" thread.....does anybody just use WD40? or nothing, cause the chain is lubricated & sealed with the o-ring...or X ring?




here goes.......

 

i believe they are still ment to be lubed, as they coome with lube on them from the factory. wd40 would be a bad idea. it was originally designed as a water displacement (wd40 = watter displacement 40th attempt). it works well as a temporary lubericant, but it drys up very fast.

the great thing about the tephalon (yes i spelled it wrong) wax lube is it cleans as well as lubes. just keeping the chain clean will make it last, and this stuff cleans GREAT.

 

there may be a purpose of lubing an oring chain other than lubercating it, it may be for protecting the orings. so they can do their job in holding the lube in the link. others here can probably answer this one for me

 

Yes, I generally use just WD40 and typically get around 15K from my chains.

 

so does my friend. about 17 or 18,000 & he just changed his chain 'cause he thought it had been a long time. it wasn't worn..... meh........
it always looks really clean too cause the oil is so light, nothing ever builds up.

dunno. I'm gonna try it.

 

Old thread, but i have a question about damaged orings.

I have a used chain that has a couple of orings piping out.

How urgent is it to replace the chain? I use DuPont wax about every 500km.




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Not an emergency but it will wear faster as dirt and moisture get in there with nothing to stop them. Motorcycles long time ago didn't have o-rings.

 

Lube it with something oily rather than chain wax, IMO. I don't think the wax keeps the O-rings
as supple as some type of oil based lube. JMO of course.

I had a '73 Bonneville in 1975. It had about 40 hp and a #50 chain. If I got 10,000 miles out of
that chain, it was amazing. And that's lubing it constantly. O-ring chains are wonderful things.

 

Cool, thanks! It’s good to know that it still has a little life left.

I have a new chain on the way anyways.

My sprocket doesn’t look anything like the ones posted here.


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My experience with chain lube in dry riding is to use what Honda recommends OR Honda branded chain lube. Both are relatively thin viscosities and are easy and not messy to apply. I've found that waxy, thicker, stickier chain lubes attract road dirt and grit much quicker which eats the chain. The thinner the better AFAIC. The Honda recommended differential lube can be applied by putting some on a folded up paper towel then turning the chain over the semi- soaked paper towel.....done.

I get close to 30K miles from a chain and don't have to clean it very often using these two lubes. You dudes in rainy areas know what works best for you. Chain lube is a racket with dozens of concoctions. They all work. Some attract more dirt than others.

 

My '95 OEM chain lasted a looooooong time with good-ole 80-90 gear oil.
I thinks it's less about a fancy product and more about keeping it regular. I was more meticulous about upkeep a decade to two ago.

Only better thing I have had in the past was a cog aramid belt on a Kawasaki. I adjusted it once early in it's 16,000 mile life (before selling it, in perfectly good shape) and never had to do anything to it.

 

Chain wax for me. I literally never have to clean the chain. It stays perfectly clean. I just reapply new wax right on top of the old wax.

I've use a lot of products over the years - PJ1 chain lube, Amsoil metal protectant, gear oil.