Originally Posted By: ilh
Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: Steve S
Use WD 40.
I just did, but it feels like it could be even cleaner. The sticky factory lube is difficult to get off.
yikes, the critic, big mistake...
factory lube is regarded as pretty much the best [censored] you can get. why? because at the factory they have a big heated vat of this [censored] that your chain goes through and then it cools off and gets put in the box. the heat lets it get in all the cracks and crannies but then when its cool, its thick enough to stick.
its too late now though... but yes a carb cleaner would work. its awful on you though. like someone else mentioned, brake cleaner does the job just as good, without the carcinogens.
Yeah, I did read Sheldon Brown's page on that. Unfortunately, my chain doesn't feel terribly smooth compared to the old one, and it is VERY noisy. It seriously sounds like it rattles. I was hoping that cleaning the chain and penetrating it with some dry lube would help.