Timeline for How to thread gear cables through outers and end caps?
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| Sep 2, 2013 at 20:20 | comment | added | Alexander | Yet, if the outer is recycled, it can be unclean inside. So it's better to oil it even if it have teflon. And I would recommend not to use outer w/no teflon, as it get rusted shortly, and then you'll have to replace the wire again. | |
| Sep 2, 2013 at 11:02 | comment | added | harryg | You usually do not need to oil the wire as most outer these days has a teflon-coated plastic sheath running through the centre. Oiling was necessary on older cable where the inner cable was in contact with the metal strands of the outer. | |
| Sep 2, 2013 at 8:27 | history | answered | Alexander | CC BY-SA 3.0 |