Throttle cable lube

[xman]

I want to lube the throttle cables. I have a can of Cable Life with a injection applicator. So how do I to get the cables disconnected and off at the handle bars?

[hubcapsc]

I do it this way, I learned it from the archives...

loosen the riser clamps.

protect your tank, the bars will want to swoop down and
dent it.

slide the bars to the left.

Now there's plenty of room to remove the throttle assembly
and whip out the cable ends. Pay attention to how the cables
come out, they're easy to get back in.

My old dirt bike injection frob wouldn't work for me, it was the wrong
size, but 5 minutes worth of patience will get lube dripping out of the
other end of the cables...

-Mike

[Gryphon Rider]

I assume you know to unscrew the throttle & switch housing on the handlebar. Now you have to go to the carb end of the cables and either adjust a whole bunch of slack into the cables, or if needed, disconnect them there to get the slack you need. You will need two 10mm wrenches. I don't know if you'll need to do this, but if you need to take the throttle housing off the end of the handlebar, you may need to loosen the handlebar clamps to shift the bars left. If you do this, be sure to put some thick padding on the gas tank BEFORE the bars drop onto it.

[xman]

So now I need to loosen the throttle, slide it off the handle bars. To do this you need slack in the cables. So either take the cables off the carbs or loosen the bars, slide left enough to get it off the bars, be real careful.    Correct so far?

So after the throttle off the bars, then how do the cables come off or out, or is it obvious?

[Ricky-D]

A sticky throttle on the Valkyrie is mostly confined to the very beginning part of the cable right where the solid chrome tubing bends.

Lift the housing cap and squirt a little lubricant in there at the point where the cable enters the tube and you should find this will make it work again like brand new.

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[hubcapsc]

So after the throttle off the bars, then how do the cables come off or out, or is it obvious?

It is easy to get 'em off... do it slow and pay attention, think about how you're going to
get them back on while you're taking them off, and it will be easy to get them back on.

-Mike

[xman]

I don't have an issue, just want to do some maintainance.  Thought I'd ask before tearing into it. I didn't see how you could open the throttle housing, to get at the cable ends. But this sounds like a easier way.

[hubcapsc]

You know about the OEM manual on line at http://valkyrienorway.com/download.html right?

I'd be up the creek without the manual, I bought a "real" one for $40 or so...

-Mike

[xman]

Mike, I have the manual . Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see much about this.

[Gryphon Rider]

Mike, I have the manual . Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see much about this.

Yeah, the manual basically says, "if the cables are sticking, lubricate them with approved cable lube."

[hubcapsc]

Mike, I have the manual . Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see much about this.

You're right there's no cable lubing instructions there... just making sure
you knew how easy it is to get the manual if you don't have it 

-Mike

[xman]

Maybe, I'll wait don't want F this up before the big  Kentucky ride.

[tank_post142]

unscrew the two screws on the bottom of the switch housing, lift the top off, slip the tube extension into your can of spray lube and spray down into the top of the cable housings. when it starts dripping out at the carb end it's lubed. clean up your mess and screw it back together. shouldn't take but 5 mins. to do.

[xman]

Tank and all, Thanks. FYI, Here's what I did. It's what you all said with a few details.

To lube the cables you need to gravity feed the lube from the top down. There was nothing wrong with mine but after lubing it feels real smooth. Not hard to do.

Open the throttle by removing the two screws on the bottom. Note the screws are different lengths.

Turn handle bars left to make the right side higher.

I removed the brake leaver pin / handle so I could rotate the throttle around to make the cables lower than the open ends of the cables. Now any lube squirted onto the cable will run all the way down and come out the other end at the right side carbs.

Remove the  cover on the right carbs to see the cable ends. Stuff rags under the cable to colect the lube that will come thru.

Use cable lube with a straw type tube. I squirted for some time, but think i got moving down when I operated the throttle. When it comes out the bottom your done.

Besides  the lube, I put a thin coating of Bel ray waterproof greese on the cable ends and handel bars.

When reassembling there is a hole in the bars that a pin fron the lower cap must go in.

I used the cable lube on off the shafts and spring on both sets of carbs.

The brake and clutch lever bronze bushings really needed cleaning and lube. I used the Bel ray on them.

Tom