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KURT44
07-10-2018, 01:49 PM
Finally improved the Voyagers herky jerky
throttle at slow speeds. Was also getting occasional high idle while riding. Sprayed a little WD40 down the throttle cables. Should have done it sooner. Big improvement. My Voyager is a 2012 with 53,000 miles with Ivans tune.

Sabre-t
07-10-2018, 09:34 PM
The WD-40 may have cleaned some gunk out of the cables making them work smoother for now, but it is a very poor lubricant. Also it will collect soils like a dirt magnet. So do other liquid cable lubes, but they are also thicker, so still provide lubrication far longer than WD-40 for the same amount of soil.

I suggest that you follow up with some actual cable lube. Even better, remove the cables, clean them with WD-40, mineral spirits, isopropyl alcohol, whatever and dry them. Then lube with a dry graphite. The graphite provides super lubrication and does not attract and hold dirt like liquids do.

MAS Tequila
07-11-2018, 12:37 PM
I thought this was a porn thread!

MrMikey
07-11-2018, 01:03 PM
I thought this was a porn thread!

So....I'm not the only one with a sick mind..........love it LOL