Stores Don't Sell Speedo Cable Lube Anymore - Now What?

[RustyPile]

I want to say we got those encyclopedias in the late 70s early 80s. I’m sure you remember door to door salesmen.

Sure do.. I still have a set that dates back before the Kennedy assassination..

 

[RustyPile]

Nope most the stuff I worked on professionally didn’t have a speedo cable. Lol just 3 wires.

Well..... whatcha doing pollutin' Jessie's thread??? lol....

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Well..... whatcha doing pollutin' Jessie's thread??? lol....

I got broad shoulders I can handle it..... the blame that is.

 

[RustyPile]

I got broad shoulders I can handle it..... the blame that is.

Well, enjoy it while you can.. It probably won't be long til I get blamed for something..

 

[Snoots]

That's true.. Unless a "helper" is watching the other end, how would one know when the cable is full?? Grease could be forced into the head which is a definite no-no.. Plus proper lubrication doesn't require the housing to be full.. Too many possibilities of a screw-up for me to use the grease injection method...

That's what she said.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I'm not sure if the 3 in 1's attract dirt or not, but that's the reason dry film is preferred.

Good point. Dry lube is better for sure, but only for speedometer cables.

 

[RustyPile]

That's what she said.

 

[Rusty Nail]

That's what she said.

It's like Jeopardy! kid, always in the form of a question...

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[roundhouse]

I love the smell of DDT in the morning.

All
You gotta do is move to Toone TN
Company called Velsicol
(who was fined $7 million for doing it , compared to $3 Billion for VW software cheats)
buried 600,000 fifty five gallon drums of DDT there in the 70s

 

[twinturbo427]

All
You gotta do is move to Toone TN
Company called Velsicol
(who was fined $7 million for doing it , compared to $3 Billion for VW software cheats)
buried 600,000 fifty five gallon drums of DDT there in the 70s

Another Love Canal where it IS actually buried in someone's backyard!

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

I decided to make my own per the suggestion early in the thread. It's worth it if you have denatured alcohol, but it can get expensive if you don't, and then it's more worth while to just buy the premixed stuff. If you have a way to draw it up and inject it into the head of the cable as a paste, do that. The more alcohol you use, the less homogenized it seems to be. I used denatured alcohol from Walmart, dry graphite from O'Reilly's, a dropper to inject it, and an old detergent lid to mix it:

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It hushed the clunk noise that the cable was making perfectly. I did back up and go forward about thirty yards a few times, and I drove around the driveway, which is an eighth of a mile to suck it down in there.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I decided to make my own per the suggestion early in the thread. It's worth it if you have denatured alcohol, but it can get expensive if you don't, and then it's more worth while to just buy the premixed stuff. If you have a way to draw it up and inject it into the head of the cable as a paste, do that. The more alcohol you use, the less homogenized it seems to be. I used denatured alcohol from Walmart, dry graphite from O'Reilly's, a dropper to inject it, and an old detergent lid to mix it:

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Napalm!!!!! Oh wait that’s naptha and palm oil....

 

[MikeB]

Simply google "graphite cable lube" and you'll see a bunch of products including these:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-T...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKOWx5iw2tgCFQY_Twod17EDGQ

https://www.grainger.com/product/36...ce^c-plaid^325423849907-sku^36F364-adType^PLA

 

[illmanners]

You cab but dry graphite lube at any Ace Hardware store.
AGS COMPANY AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS Model # MZ-2HItem # 726333

 

[Obwonkonobe]

I just bought a little thing of white lithium from the store and let the cable get covered in it as I fed it back into the sleeve, worked pretty well, still bounces a little tho