RE: Cable Lubes

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

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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