handlebar grip removal

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Hi all,

has anyone got any tips for getting handle bar grips on and off,
Cheers
WN
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Guest · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Stick a flat bladed screwdriver down the grip from the inner end and squirt a bit of WD40 down there and work it round - it'll come off easy.

To put back, make sure you've got rid of all the WD40 - you don't want the grip sliding off again - and spray the bar with hair spray. Slide the grip on and the hairspray will evaporate and the grip'll stick.

mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Are you replacing them with new ones? if so and they are really stubborn, just cut the up with a stanley knife.

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

Yea, If you dont want the old ones. Just slice it straight along and it will come straight off...

Reaplying new ones, Ive found hair spray works brilliant. That or Carburettor cleaner. They both evapurate very quickley...

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White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

i'm replacing the whole bars after they got bent in a fall today, think i am going to replace them but the WD40 did the trick, cheers for that! also i need to ask there is a load of grease under the throtle and on the lever joins, can i use lithem grease to re-grease them?
Cheers
WN
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hairspray for fitting new ones Thumbs Up

Any grease will be OK as it is neither a high speed or a high load use. I would usually use copper grease on the pivots and Moly grease on the cable nipples. Lithium is usually used for high speed aplications such as bearings but will do a good enough job. I suppose in an ideal world you would use graphite grease for metal on metal contacts as it will still work once the grease has dried out but you never see graphite grease these days.
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