Recommendations for chain drive lubrication?

[dradel]

http://www.google.com/shopping/produ... 5502655880%7C

[Ether]

Originally Posted by dradel

http://www.google.com/shopping/produ... 5502655880%7C

Some of the commenters say they are using a solution containing water (yikes!) and degreaser (yikes!) in this product.

What cleaning solution do you use in this product?

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Ether

Some of the commenters say they are using a solution containing water (yikes!) and degreaser (yikes!) in this product.

What cleaning solution do you use in this product?

I think you could run water and degreaser through it, then regrease the chain with the same machine.

[FrankJ]

That product is for mountain bike chains. Chains that live in a nasty environment, mud, water, & sand. It cleans the side plates & rollers. Typically a surfactant like simple green & water. You move the chain through it, no soaking. Being cheap, I just use a rag soaked in cleaner to the same effect. I have yet to see a FRC robot chain that dirty. Maybe for next years water & mud game?

[Ether]

Originally Posted by asid61

I think you could run water and degreaser through it, then regrease the chain with the same machine.

So you disagree with comments below?

Originally Posted by hrench

I don't support ever soaking a chain in solvent to clean it. You'll never be able to get the lube back to the crevices where it was.

Originally Posted by FrankJ

I would avoid soaking chains in solvent. It leaches out the lubrication in the pivots where it is difficult to get back into.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Ether

So you disagree with comments below?

No, I was just wondering if using a chain cleaner to do it would get the lube back in better.

[dradel]

Head to local bicycle shop and pick their brains. I mountain bike for years and used both the park an the Pedro's machines dry. I used to use dry lubes on my chain to avoid dust and such from sticking. Personally if the chain was that bad I just replaced it, usually once a year sometimes twice.

[dradel]

I the chain is really that bad replace it. #25 chain is relatively inexpensive.

[electroken]

I've been using the stuff in the link below for years on bicycle and motorcycle chains. It's very thin going on and flushes a lot of debris out of the links, then dries almost to a wax. Once dry, it stays put and is nearly dry to the touch. A can should last several seasons.

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produc...?code=AMHSC-EA

Use it in a ventilated space, because it gives me an instant organic solvent headache until it is dry. YMMV.