Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:12 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Speedometer ticking noise
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hi ..
wd-40 would work, but it's not my preferred for this application.
I like to jack up the left front wheel,
get the upper end of the speedo cable in my hands, then turn the tire with
my foot while I shoot high quality spray lube into the rotating speedo
cable.
a super good one is ..
LPS ....green can , at hardware stores, almost 10 bucks, but really good
stuff.
and there are MANY really good spray lubes around ..
I haven't found a bad one even.
I am sure there must be super cheap ones that aren't so great..
but I try all the ones I can .
they are all really good ..
moisture displacing, the right amount of sticky etc.
I probably spray something on vanagons 20 times every day with good spray
lubes.
and that should fix your jumping cable..
and always do it sooner rather than later ..
the sound of squeaking between metal..
is the sound of metal molecules getting sheared off..
you hear a squeaking door hinge...that's what you are hearing ..one metal
surface sheering off molecules on the other surface..
the whole idea of lubricants is to keep the two parts from actually touching
each other.
if things stayed lubed well enough ..
they almost would not wear at all.
and lately, I am thinking that take ...transmission oil...
it 'goes off' after a while.
my wild guesstimate is that after 10,000 miles it has lost 20 % of the
wonderful properties it started out with.
it's all about the fluids baby, all about the fluids.
if the fluids were really, REALLY kept up , like fresh all the time, things
would not wear basically at all.
you can use a fine oil like 3-in-one on a speedo cable..
but I like the spray lubes the best.
might as well hit those hinges and latches on the driver's door while your
there.
so sad to see those get trashed when it's so unnecessary.
and a really nicely well lubed sliding door ..
including the mechanisms inside the door ..
man is one of those nice to experience !
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ry" <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:14 AM
Subject: Speedometer ticking noise
> One positive of not having installed a stereo(yet) into my vanagon is that
> I
> can hear all the noises. This morning I noticed a ticking noise that
> comes
> form the speedometer. Could be the cable too. My tripometer, odometer
> AND
> speedometer all work fine(the speedo bounces a little bit at speeds below
> 30.
>
> My request for advice is:
> What should I use to lubricate the speedo cable to see if that is the
> source
> of the ticking noise(and maybe that lower speed bounciness)?
> I was thinking wd-40(thats what I used to loosen up the heater control
> cables on the dash and they work super now) but if it has some dry
> lubricant
> in there I don't want to make a gummy slurry of stuff, anyone with
> suggestion on what to go buy at my FLAPS in particular....
>
> thanks,
> -Ry
> http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln
