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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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does anyone have any good tips tricks to get a new grip onto the throttle tube?
its a bugger

thnx in advance
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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Use clear enamel paint as lube and a glue. Should slide right on. then use good stainless steel tie wire.
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:06 AM
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I used hair spray (extra-hold) and no slippage yet.
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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i got really frusterated puting on a pair of scott grips and ended up using a lot of vasaline, witch seemed like a really bad idea but ive got about 1000 miles on them and no slipage at all.
 
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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I never did it on the KLX but in the past, I recall using dish soap diluted with some water.
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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I just put on some new grips, and I got a couple of tubes of Scott Grip Glue. The glue acts like a lubricant when putting the grips on, then dries extremely hard. The glue only costs like $1.50 a tube, and I got it at my local dealer. So far, it has worked very well.
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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I use Windex[8D]
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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ORIGINAL: Rooter

I used hair spray (extra-hold) and no slippage yet.
me too...works great
 
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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ORIGINAL: poodlenuts

I use Windex[8D]
I thought I saw you somewhere before.[8D]

 
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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+ 1 on the windex
 



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