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Adam Ef · 24-04-16, 09:34 PM

Opened up the sprocket cover to give it a clean and see why every time I clean the chain it's covered in sludge again straight away. As expected, it was a solid wall of sludge behind the sprocket cover filling the whole compartment. Enough to make me assume that none of the previous owners had ever removed it. Someone musy have done in the past though as the cable for the kick-stand switch had been re-routed... to go past the chain / sprocket actually in contanct with the chain and wearing the cable away!

A couple of hours of cleaning later and I managed to undo the switch and pass it through the compartment in the correct location and wrap the damaged outer cable area in electrical tape. Luckily hadn't worn through the inner wires yet. It must have been partly protected by all the sludge!

24-04-16, 09:34 PM	#775
Adam Ef Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,200	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Opened up the sprocket cover to give it a clean and see why every time I clean the chain it's covered in sludge again straight away. As expected, it was a solid wall of sludge behind the sprocket cover filling the whole compartment. Enough to make me assume that none of the previous owners had ever removed it. Someone musy have done in the past though as the cable for the kick-stand switch had been re-routed... to go past the chain / sprocket actually in contanct with the chain and wearing the cable away! A couple of hours of cleaning later and I managed to undo the switch and pass it through the compartment in the correct location and wrap the damaged outer cable area in electrical tape. Luckily hadn't worn through the inner wires yet. It must have been partly protected by all the sludge!