 Are we supposed to grease the clutch cable?, What is the concensus? |
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| Steve |
  Apr 1 2015, 12:01 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,619 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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Are we supposed to grease the clutch cable?
The web sites say if its a Terry cable than you don't need to grease it. I am also hearing that Terry cables are junk. What is the consensus on this? Thanks for the help!! |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Apr 1 2015, 12:40 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,769 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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i never have but then it seem sto have a nice coating of oil from the typical slow 914 leaking , kind of like an automatic system! it takes care of itself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Apr 1 2015, 07:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Since I've owned my first (and only) 914 since 1975, I've got a little experience with regard to clutch cable longevity. When I first got my car, in the effort to keep it clean underneath, I kept the cable and pulley squeaky (literally) clean. I think the cable lasted less than a year. Then I bought two OEM cables, figuring I'd probably need to replace these cables on a regular basis. Shortly after replacing the cable, someone in PCA advised me to put grease on the cable/pulley assembly. Since then, every time I get under the car to change oil & filter, I take a few pipe cleaners and a rag and clean the cable and pulley. Then I re-apply some white grease. I'm still on the cable that I replaced back in the mid-70s! And the second cable that I purchased as a "spare" sits on the basement wall with a few other spare parts.
So, my recommendation is to apply some white grease to the cable/pulley assembly point. Paul Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| mepstein |
Apr 1 2015, 07:41 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,325 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Boat trailer grease will last.
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| GeorgeRud |
Apr 1 2015, 07:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Don't keep that extra cable in the basement, wrap it carefully around the spare tire (along with an extra trunion and 7mm adjustment nuts. That way, you'll never break your cable, but you might be a lifesaver for another 914 owner!
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| mskala |
Apr 1 2015, 08:10 PM
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This is interesting, not what I would have expected. Since that
cable is out in the open, I would think that having a grease there would attract all kinds of grit, which would be forced in by the pulley wheel, shortening its life. You're kinda saying you have the opposite experience. |
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| rjames |
Apr 2 2015, 10:38 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,974 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(mskala @ Apr 1 2015, 07:10 PM)  This is interesting, not what I would have expected. Since that cable is out in the open, I would think that having a grease there would attract all kinds of grit, which would be forced in by the pulley wheel, shortening its life. You're kinda saying you have the opposite experience. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I don't see any advantages in greasing the cable. I've been using a Terry for the last 7 years without grease without issues and it gets inspected regularly. |
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| Steve |
Apr 2 2015, 11:49 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,619 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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Thanks for the feedback. I have never greased the cables in my 35 years of ownership and I have only replaced a cable once. The manual does state to grease the clutch and accelerator cables.
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