Rust Starting On Chain Facings.

[COLZO]

Since I bought the bike in November I've been lubing with Wurth Dry Chain Lube. I've ridden throughout the winter and now the chain is showing signs of rust on the facings. Would a wire brush/steel wool or toothbrush/rag with paraffin do the trick? Obviously prevention is better than cure so if I can get it back to near as new condition what would be the best lube/wax to use (apart from a Scottoiler at the moment). I'm learning more every day - mostly by mistakes!

[COLZO]

Also meant to ask to tighten the chain are the adjusters turned clockwise or anti clockwise?

[Quiff Wichard]

i WOULD IMAGINE CLOCKWISE AS YOU WANT TO DRAW THE BOLT IN oops sorry caps.

need to losen the wheel nut off of course and adjust same on both sides using the grooves.. dont do it too tight as under load it will tighten up.

[Baph]

iadjust same on both sides using the grooves..

Do yourself a favour & don't use the grooves in the marker plates.

Count the flat sides of the nuts instead. The marker plates aren't guranteed to be straight & true to each other.

[fizzwheel]

Since I bought the bike in November I've been lubing with Wurth Dry Chain Lube. I've ridden throughout the winter and now the chain is showing signs of rust on the facings.

That wurth lube isnt the best to use in the winter months. Its not heavy duty enough.

Before I got my scotoiler, I used to use the Holts Chain Lube that Halfords sell, its heavier duty and it sticks onto the chain better. Its best put on, when the chain is warm after a ride though.

Chain wax would probably be better again. But I cant abide the stuff every application I've seen of it, ends up attracting dirt and turning into grinding paste.

I know they are expensive, but a Scottoiler really is the best solution especially if you do alot of winter riding.

IMHO

[Quiff Wichard]

Do yourself a favour & don't use the grooves in the marker plates.

Count the flat sides of the nuts instead. The marker plates aren't guranteed to be straight & true to each other.


That's good advice-- me forgot..

[Quiff Wichard]

That wurth lube isnt the best to use in the winter months. Its not heavy duty enough.

Before I got my scotoiler, I used to use the Holts Chain Lube that Halfords sell, its heavier duty and it sticks onto the chain better. Its best put on, when the chain is warm after a ride though.

Chain wax would probably be better again. But I cant abide the stuff every application I've seen of it, ends up attracting dirt and turning into grinding paste.

I know they are expensive, but a Scottoiler really is the best solution especially if you do alot of winter riding.

IMHO


more good advice..

I use wurth- I am OCD and chain obsessive and still mine has gone a lil rusty over winter

[Bunks]

That wurth lube isnt the best to use in the winter months. Its not heavy duty enough.

IMHO

+1, I found the Wurth lube too light and looked like it was dry five minutes later. I've found Silkolene much better.

Bunks

[dizzyblonde]

That wurth lube isnt the best to use in the winter months. Its not heavy duty enough.

Before I got my scotoiler, I used to use the Holts Chain Lube that Halfords sell, its heavier duty and it sticks onto the chain better. Its best put on, when the chain is warm after a ride though.

Chain wax would probably be better again. But I cant abide the stuff every application I've seen of it, ends up attracting dirt and turning into grinding paste.





I can;t abide chain wax, its really dry and IMO your chain ends up looking rusty on the sides. Gave it the benefit of the doubt for a long time, as I had a massive can of Putoline ceramic chain stuff. I went into Halfords and fell upon the Holts chain lube, green snot in a can:thumbsup: its brill, my chain is nicely shiny, obviously it flings a fair bit, but a wipe round the rim with WD soon has it gone.
Mines got a spot of rust on it recently in the links, but that was down to careless non lubing during the wet months, recently and leaving it stood for a couple of months. Gave it a good clean and lubed it the other day and its back to its former glory:D

[ogden]

What is this 'chain lube' you speak of?

[STRAMASHER]

Big tin of Silkolene lube till all the salt gets washed away (end of march?). I would have bought Kalgard orange lube but they did not have the big cans. Both these and similar "oily/messy" lubes are much better than the Wurth/dry stuff.

If I did not have a sexy:rolleyes: gold chain on one of the bikes I would not bother using the dry stuff at all TBH.

Some rags and some parrafin will be cool but splash it on with a paint brush first, would not use wirebrush/wool, might knack the rubber o-rings in the chain or could leave some debris in there.