My chain is rusting... can i clean it? or would i need a new chain..? If i can clean it, what could i use? petrol? or wd40? Thanks Sam
Just give it a good clean with parrafin or a trademark chain cleaner and check it for seized links then lube it up and you're good to go. Just keep it well lubed from now on though!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin Paraffin as in what they sued to run lights one? you can get this at garden centers etc... and I use this Mine needs some TLC and I was going to give it a bit of a light scrub and clean then lube again. unless it's loads of rust you should be fine. and as said as long as the links move easily can be bought http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garde...Q-Bartoline-Premium-Paraffin-4-Litres-9415188
diesel works good as well for cleaning chains, pour some in a tray, take your back wheel off and run the chain through the tray whilst scrubbing with a good brush, dry off put back together and lube well..
I use paraffin from B&Q and a Kettenmax chain cleaner: Kettenreinigungsgert fr Motorrad- und Fahrradketten | Kettenmax - KETTENMAX MOTORRAD It's a bit fiddly to use at first but cleans the chain beautifully while the wheel stays on There are similar products on the market, seen something similar in the Deamon Tweaks catalogue (I think). To lubricate the chain I favour WURTH Dry Chain Lube https://www.google.co.uk/#q=wurth+d...38,d.ZG4&fp=9b9ca5141aab88ce&biw=1829&bih=890 which can be got cheaply off eBay.
thanks guys, going Bnq to pick it up.. So i will have to take my rear wheel off...one of my bobbins fell off..so need to order one of these first.. will i need like a nail brush or will a rag do the job? Sam
Don't bother removing the wheel pal, just use a rag or an U-shaped brush and some paraffin (or other chain cleaner like WURTH CHAIN AND BRAKE CLEANER) and lots of elbow grease. I don't think removing the wheel and bathing the chain in paraffin (or any other de-greaser for that matter) is a good idea as it could potentially kill the chain by washing the lubricant out from behind the O-rings / X-rings. Less is more in this case and if there's still some surface rust left on the chain I wouldn't lose sleep over it
Yep cherry pop clean to get 99% of crud off. using a rag and brush,. Then wurth chain cleaner and the lub with Wurth
Same as the Kettenmax posted on the other page which I also have had and did not get on with it at all. tooth brush, cleaner and rag is all you need.
The eBay chain scrubber I linked earlier looks more like a cheap Chinese kak compared to the real Kettenmax (made in Austria). As I said before it is a bit fiddly to use but it scrubs the chain on all 4 sides and in between the plates and gives it a proper wet treatment if required and it also leaves the place clean as all the sh*te is collected in a bottle. I tend to use it every third / fourth cleaning i.e. every 1000 miles...
I do like that Kettenmax!, but they could have used a chain that was actually dirty in the video demo. I had the Muc off version and that was a pile of dog poop. Now I prefer just to use the Mrs's tooth brush and flannel.
