>Yamaha, years ago made a wonderfull cable lubricator. It consisted >of a cast aluminum body with a thumbscrew that would compress a >rubber sealing deely-bob onto the end of a cable. One then uses >their favorite aerosol lube with a snorkle hose and sticks the >snorkle into a tiny port in the lubricator. Every thing on these >jobs was very well made and the bugger really works (they even had a >small rubber seal where the snorkle goes in). It is one of my >favorite tools box additions and is frequently used. It is >particularly effective in loosening heater control cables. I know that these are still sold. I company "Dennis Kirk" sells one for $12.50 part ## 31-151 or a kit with a can of lube they say is good to -70 deg. for $14.50 part ## 31-32. Phone # 1800-328-9280 hope that helps. Chris Bridge Wanting a '71 camper E-mail cbridge@vt.edu
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