04-05-2019, 03:02 AM
(04-05-2019, 12:16 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: For three years I lubed the chain of my CB500XA after every second day ride with chain oil that was suppose to be none fling. Someone had suggested placing a small magnet on the chain before rotating it so you tell when the lubed part came around. After the second one disappeared I decided to remove the front sprocket cover to retrieve them.
OH MY GOD! Everything was packed with grit and grease.
Took a lot of popsicle sticks and paper towels to get the worst of it out. Took a spray can of GUNK engine cleaner and my spray washer to get the rest off. The curb had a long prism coloured puddle all the way down to the sewer cover where the two missing magnets found a home. Good thing the neighbourhood tree hugger was not around to see that.
I now use chain wax. Unlike chain oil this stays on the chain. No more grubby mess on the chain, chain guard, back wheel, and front spocket.
That is the fear I am writing about.