Date:         Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:16:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: lube speedo cable?
Comments: To: Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <5162D01F.4090001@colorado.edu>
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  Mine (84 snap on end) was noisy.  Tried all kinds of lubes, swapped the
cable out, changed the speedo head even....
  I finally shut it up with a zip tie!   I put one on the cable just behind
the fitting where it attaches to the head, holding the cable up
slightly...I forget what I used to attach it to, but now I have had no
noise from the cable for well over a year...even on sub freezing days...


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:

> Is it worth trying to lube a speedo cable?  With what?
> My problem is noise when cold (below freezing) that fades
> when everything warms up--after maybe 25+ miles.  Cable,
> not the speedo gears.
>
> I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite
> powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be
> spec-ed as not needing lube.  Advice based on
> experience?
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>