What do you use for speedometer lube?
 

What do you use for speedometer lube? I am replacing another entire cable assembly after 2 years. I used the very thin graphite oil sold by most of the suppliers on the last one, but would white lithium or some other grease be better?

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Graphite powder works good for me.

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I put some grease in my left palm then drag the cable through it as I insert it back into the housing. I also give the housing a few squirts of oil as the cable goes in. I've always done it this way and never had a dry or broken cable.

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Tom,
Do you just use Mystik Jt6?
Disregard, Tom. I found your previous post by searching (as I should have done to begin with!)

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For new cable, first used the recommended graphite in a tube -- appeared thin, so in addition, put a glob of white lithium grease on one end & pulled new cable through same -- probably won't live long enough to see it fail.

Speedometer was erratic, gear inside difficult to rotate when turned by hand -- removed hard caked grease inside & replaced with same white lithium -- gear now rotates freely.

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Flex shaft grease, that is used on string trimmers shafts works good. I get it at my lawn and garden equipment dealer.

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I have always used good ole VASOLINE. It does not get stiff in cold weather and it doesn't run when warm.
MIKE :)

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That hasn't been my experience using Vaseline. I used to put it in all the light sockets (important for salt states) but when the bulb got warm the Vaseline would run all over the bulb. Now I use a high temp grease in the sockets.

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I just replaced my Speedometer and cable on Wed., Should I have lubed the cable, it seems quiet.

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Yes, I'd pull it back out and lube it.

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I would definitely pull it back out and lube it. Any lube would be better than running it dry.