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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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I have aftermarket grips. The throttle grip squeeks a little when I turn it...any ideas what I can do to make it stop? can I oil it?

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Mine does the exact same thing. I was thinking about puting a little grease in there to quiet it down.
 
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How about adjusting the cable tension first? It's easy to adjust. I would carefully open the housing (remove 2 hex bolts) and adjust the tension of the cable... I suggested removing the housing so that you can actually see the cable with your eyes!!!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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How about adjusting the cable tension first? It's easy to adjust. I would carefully open the housing (remove 2 hex bolts) and adjust the tension of the cable... I suggested removing the housing so that you can actually see the cable with your eyes!!!
You don't need to open the housing to adjust the cable tension.
 
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Adjust the tension and grease it. Mine started to squeak a while back. I put a litle dab of grease and it has not made the noise since.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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ok cool will have to look into it.

sound wise it mainly sounds like just the grip rubbing against the housing but I will try both.

what is the best way to grease it?
 
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mine did too untill i found the plastic throttle stop turned sideways and fixed it
 
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I have the PM Contour grips and they squeaked, so when I took my bars apart before I put my grip back on I greased my right handle bar. So far so good.
 
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