 Lube the clutch and accelerator cables in the center tunnel?, Lube question 2: |
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| JeffBowlsby |
 Apr 28 2006, 02:43 PM
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Lube the cables as they are installed in the center tunnel or leave them dry? Lube them inside the cable jacketing at the rear part of the cable? They are under friction and I would think they would work smoother and last longer if greased up.
Whats the wisdom? There are never any installation instructions for these cables or the bushings. |
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| john rogers |
Apr 28 2006, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
I've tried both ways and even went so far as to use a motorcycle cable oiler and could feel no difference. The oil on the bare inner cable tended to attract and hold dirt and everything else that gets inside the tunnel so I'd say no lube. We don't lube the ones on my race car or on my daughter's stock 1974. Every cable I have had fail was due to the inner rubbing where the swagged ends go on the outer cable and they seperated causing fraying. I imagine others will have different opinions??!!
As a side note, I replace the race car cables every year and the stock ones every two years or when the car goes on the lift. Much easier than having one break in traffic....... |
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| John |
Apr 28 2006, 03:25 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
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Dirt is your enemy. When the dirt is trapped on the cable it will accelerate wear on the cable. In a perfect world (where we don't live), it would make sense to lubricate friction surfaces. I do not lubricate cables. You may contact the cable manufacturers and get their opinion/official response to your question. just my $0.02 |
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| Aaron Cox |
Apr 28 2006, 03:26 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
terry cables are dry lubed... and are not meant to be lubed by the user
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| JeffBowlsby |
May 1 2006, 01:34 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,517 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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I have emailed Terry cables, no response yet, but I did locate this from the factory manual:
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| SirAndy |
May 1 2006, 02:09 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,656 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ May 1 2006, 12:34 PM)  I have emailed Terry cables, no response yet, but I did locate this from the factory manual: yeah, but did you notice how clean that 914 looks? i doubt it had ever seen any dust at the time those pictures were taken ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy |
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| McMark |
May 1 2006, 03:05 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
The factory cable isn't teflon coated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| Matt Romanowski |
May 1 2006, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
I've had good success using a motorcycle oiler and a thin lube. I've had a couple of cables start to bind in the housing and this has fixed them. Haven't had trouble with a cable since.
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| aircooledboy |
May 2 2006, 09:29 AM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom" Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I know our revered founder is strongly in the "hell no" camp on this issue, for exactly the reasons the John'es mentioned.
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