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Re: lubricating cables

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: lubricating cables
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:20:34 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: "Mark S. Lepore, MD" <Sirmoog@ix.netcom.com>, Triumphs Mail List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>, Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>

On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Joe Curry wrote:

> Remove the cable from the back of the guage and apply the lubricant into
> the housing.  Twist on the cable to work the lubricant into the lower
> parts of the cable housing.  With the lower end attached, the cable
> won't spin freely and the lubricant is very thin and will flow down the
> cable.

The only graphite lube I could get locally was in a spray bomb, and the
liquid carrier for this stuff tends to flash away very quickly.  Is there
an alternate method, or should i try to find "wet" graphite?  (the bottle
says "dry"...)

Or do I try to find powdered graphite, with no carrier?

-Malcolm

PS another downside- spray graphite gets *everywhere* and it is messy


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