Re: RE: Cable Lubes

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

     It is my understanding that "Speedometer Lube" is graphite.
Ciao,
Russ



In a message dated Tue, 14 May 2002  2:05:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided> writes:

>I haven't heard of speedometer lube, if there is such a beast I'd go ahead
>and try it.  Otherwise, I'd recommend against using any kind of grease, it
>can creep into the gauge itself and splatter onto the inside of the glass.
>
>My preference is for graphite, if you have to use anything, but again if
>there's a specific lube for speedometers then it's probably worth trying.
>
>bs
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Crawford, Pat [mailto:crawfordpat@domain.elided]
>  Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:00 PM
>  To: 'Joe Cantrell'; 'Brian Shorey'; 'AlfaNeely@domain.elided'
>  Cc: 'alfa@domain.elided'
>  Subject: RE: Cable Lubes
>
>
>  To all,
>  I just got a word of advice from someone here at work that said that I
>should use a bit of "speedometer lube" on the head of the speedometer, where
>the cable plugs in. I can tell that the noise is coming from the speedo
>itself, not the cable. Have you guys heard of this stuff?
>  Thanks,
>  Pat Crawford
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Joe Cantrell [mailto:agiyo@domain.elided]
>    Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:20 AM
>    To: alfa-digest@domain.elided; crawfordpat@domain.elided
>    Subject: Cable Lubes
>
>
>    Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:53:00 -0500
>    From: "Crawford, Pat" <crawfordpat@domain.elided>
>    Subject: speedo cable
>
>    This last weekend I changed out my speedometer cable and was advised
>that
>    the cable came prelubed form the factory and that I didn't have to add
>any
>    grease. However, after a test run yesterday, it sounds like it is not
>    spinning freely enough, similar to the sound that happened before it
>broke
>    off before. What are some things I should check out, should I take it
>out
>    and add some grease maybe?
>    Thanks,
>    Pat Crawford
>
>    I always fill new mechanical cables with motorcycle chain lube, either
>one that leaves grease or one that leaves graphite/silicon, depending on the
>application.
>
>    We've mentioned it before, but motorcycle chain lube has many
>applications on cars, too.  A cable can be done from a drip container, but
>with an aerosol can, you can for instance stick your hand inside your Spider
>door panel and hit all the window regulator pulleys and cable, plus the
>inner latch mechanism.
>
>    Highly recommended.
>
>    Joe
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