" lubing" your cable rod?
 

Do you guys do this?

Recently I' ve been focusing on using back tension to hold me at full draw. Since doing this, I' ve noticed I' m getting a slight " clicking" sound as I settle in. I think because I' m pulling hard into the wall, my cable slide is moving just a tad farther back than it had before, into a part of the rod that it hasn' t slid across repeatedly. Looking at the rod, I can tell what part get' s normal slide travel and what parts don' t.

I' m thinking of trying to buff, polish or somehow " lube" the back end of the rod, to prevent this clicking. What do you guys recommend I use? I' d thought of string wax, but am leary of using anything that may interfere with the smooth sliding action, so I thought I best ask first...

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

My rocomendation would be to clean it very well with alcohol. Any kind of lube will make it somewhat sticky and attract dirt. Just clean it as best you can and have at it.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

I agree. Clean it, but don' t lube it. It could start squeeling on you and that' s bad! I usually grab my cables and slide and vigorously move it back and forth on the rod when I get into my stand and that prevents it from squeeling when I draw it.

As far as a " clicking" sound goes, I' ve never heard the rod make that sound. I' m wondering, since you say you' re pulling much harder into the wall, if it' s not the limbs themselves making the noise.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Upon further review, it appears the sound is coming from the idler wheel area. It' s very hard to define, but when I started messing with the slide with my hands, it made a " click" , and I could tell it was from the upper limb area.

I' ve examined the limbs all over, can' t find any sign of hairline or any other type of cracking. Bushings appear fine, no wheel lean or anything visually out of the ordinary.

At full draw, when I look at the idler, it looks like the string is coming out against the left side of the wheel groove as opposed to straight down the groove. I don' t know if this is the cause of the sound or not. The bow is shooting lights out, repeatedly to the point of aim assuming I do my part.

I need to verify and fix the source of the noise. Any other ideas? I plan to call Diamond tomorrow. I' ll ask them about new ' 04 bows while I' m at it :)

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

After cleaning the guide rod and slide, lubricate them with powdered graphite. This will not gum up. This is what I have used for years on my bow. Graphite lubricant is used mainly on door locks since any oil based lubricant will eventually gum up. You can buy a little tube of it at a hardware store.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

IL Bow Man is spot on! :)

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Short of taking the bow apart and inspecting each component, I don' t have any ideas. Maybe just disassembling and reassembling it will remedy the issue. This is more of a " hands on" issue if I were to guess.

As for the rod....what about your typical car polish?

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

I' ve tried lubing the cable guard and slide, back before I learned better. Just keep it clean. If the slide does start sticking, squeaking or chattering, and cleaning it doesn' t cure the problem, it' s time for a new slide.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

If you think it isn' t the slide I' d say that because you are pulling so hard into the wall that you may be putting more stress on the limbs and the resulting noise is coming from the rocker under the limb. The only remedy for that is to remove the limb, clean the limb pocket and rocker and re-lube with a good quality grease--preferably with a silicon base.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

i wouldn' t put any kind of lubricant on it , like il bowman said clean it with alcohol, the only other thing is put on a teflon cable slide.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

So what did you end up trying/doing?

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

I forgot I was going to be out of the office all day last Friday, so I didn' t get a chance to call Diamond. I want to shoot it a few more times today to refresh my memory, then give them a call.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Hmmm.... Just slipped next doors to fire off a couple arrows, and nothing. No sound whatsoever.

Only thing I noticed is perhaps I wasn' t pulling as hard with my back, just settled in and held it there.

Perhaps it was just do to excessive back tension after all... I' ll see what the day brings.

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Range , sometimes if your axils are dry it will make a clicking sound , try lubeing your axils .

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

jimmy, my understanding is that in order to lube your axles, you need to tear your bow down. Is this incorrect?

I' m four days away from a 4 day bowhunt. Tuned up and shooting great. If I can somehow lube the axles without affecting the tune job, I' ll give it a try, otherwise, it' s gonna have to wait until late January...

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Hopes makes a dry sillicone spray , you might try spraying without takeing it down . , definately dont want to do that at this point , but when your hunt is thru you might want to try it, the best way is to remove and lube and then reassemble .

RE: " lubing" your cable rod?
 

Keep it clean and dry.
Or better, dry and clean.
Make sure your cable slide is like new.
Those are one of the little things that make the difference on a good shooting bow.