Originally Posted by easyupbug

If you search this has been hashed out many many times on this and other forums, grease and oils attract dirt and dust. Why would a major corporation like Shimano recommend anything for their products that is detrimental to the value the public would get in their product, Engineering, Marketing, Senior Management, screw up? When good quality die drawn cables and quality housing need a lube to function as designed they need to be replaced.