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Chain Cleaning???
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Posted by: 400mxracing

What do you guys use when you clean your chain my chain is so dirty from ridin i think its tiem to clean mine any good tips on what to use?????

Posted by: Taco

soak it down with WD40 and grab a small brush

Posted by: SLB400EX

Ditto...WD40 and a small scrub brush..I use a toothbrush.

Posted by: fasterz

doesnt wd40 ruin the chain? thats wat i heard, like it eats the orings or somethin

Posted by: 250rpilot

wd40 does not attack rubber like most harsh cleaners will. i'm sure over time, it could affect the chain, but you would have to leave your chain soaking in wd40 for months at a time to harm it.

Posted by: muff

there are these things called chain scrubbers, www.rockymountainatv.com I was going to buy one at the local shop but they didnt have any in stock so i said screw it, it looks like it could work pretty good, plus it comes with a solution

Posted by: RiPPiNiTuP7

Do the job right. Remove the chain, put it in a bucket with kerosene, and scrub it...she will come out like new.

Posted by: ZRider400

quote:
Originally posted by RiPPiNiTuP7
Do the job right. Remove the chain, put it in a bucket with kerosene, and scrub it...she will come out like new.

thats what i do. works great every time.

Posted by: muff

quote:
Originally posted by RiPPiNiTuP7
Do the job right. Remove the chain, put it in a bucket with kerosene, and scrub it...she will come out like new.

I will have to try that sometime

Posted by: Taco

FYI the active ingriedient in WD-40 is kerosene

Posted by: JOEX

http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html

quote:
What does WD-40 contain?
While the ingredients in WD-40 are secret, we can tell you what WD-40 does NOT contain. WD-40 does not contain silicone, kerosene, water, wax, graphite, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), or any known cancer-causing agents.

Joe

Posted by: 2002_300_EX

Kerosene and an iron brush. No, not metal iron, golf club irons.

Posted by: RIDER11X

I know it's not the proper way, but I clean mine with pressure wash when I clean the quad then lube it shortly after with synthetic chain lube from Maxima. I am still running the original chain from 2001, so it can't be that bad.

Posted by: QuadMX18

kerosene

Posted by: cheetah

I used diesel fuel. Works great.

Posted by: Sparky416ex

Dont use wd-40...get a tough brush and a bottle of mineral spirits

its the best you can use

Posted by: Sparky416ex

quote:
Originally posted by cheetah
I used diesel fuel. Works great.

kerosene is just a higher grade diesel fuel....kinda cool huh?

Posted by: Taco

quote:
Originally posted by JOEX
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html

Joe

Thanks for that bit of info. I've always heard that kerosene was the main ingredient in WD-40. I guess me and them were wrong.

Posted by: Notu400ex

I am with Sparky - mineral spirits. This is what Sidewinder recommends. I started using it to get the gook off a new chain before you even use it as recommended by Sidewinder. It doesn't harm any of the rubber. I wouldn't soak a chain overnight though. You just want to clean the external dirt. There is grease sealed internally that you don't want to soak out of o-ring or x-ring chains.

Posted by: cheetah

quote:
Originally posted by Sparky416ex
kerosene is just a higher grade diesel fuel....kinda cool huh?

Yeah I know that's why I used it. We have a large tank of diesel that our tractor trailers use at my dad's business so I get it free. It worked really good too.

Posted by: 400MXer

I use a Grunge Brush and some mineral spirits.

Posted by: suck my pipe

mine usualy dont get to dirty, I just put some simple green on it and hit ti with a power washer and it comes clean, enough for me any how.

Posted by: Sparky416ex

quote:
Originally posted by cheetah
Yeah I know that's why I used it. We have a large tank of diesel that our tractor trailers use at my dad's business so I get it free. It worked really good too.

your a lucky man...free fuel

Posted by: exriderdude

i just use super-clean and wisk.... works pretty good

Posted by: Scott-300ex

i use kerosene and a rag and wipe the chain and sprocket clean, then warm the chain up by riding it and put "Chain Wax" on it, it works good, but you are supposed to warm it up before applying it, it comes in a goldish brownish and black erisol (sp?) can

also, i use kerosene to clean my foam air filter too, just pour some in a coffee can, and set the filter in there, not letting the kerosene flow over the top so it doesn't get dirty on the inside, i let it soak then once it is clean take it out, dap it with a rag and let it dry, which will take a while, don't apply oil until it is completely dry

you will be amazed at how fast the kerosene will take of the air filter oil and dirt, but don't use it on a k and n