Hi graphite no good at head bearing -/ you need oil . Needs to work it’s way into that brass bearing . Graphite ok in cable shroud , although I think light oil (10) just as good particularly with used cables . Graphite is already there but carrier oil has dried up .
I hang old ones up vertically for a week run 10w oil in top till it comes out bottom . Same with park brake cable . Works great for me . On park brake I use 75w Mobil one rear axle oil .. Great stuff- it stays , flows a bit into cable , anti rust, and chemically stable unlike junk lubriplate white grease that turns solid .Front end grease is better if it has to be grease
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John, thanks. I had previously heard of using a graphite lubricant. Any thoughts on that
Be sure to unscrew the serrated nut on speedo head next to where cable attaches and drip 10w oil in . It broke for a reason usually the grease gets hard right there . A toothpick pushed through old grease might be needed to get oil in . That input thing should spin freely .
If unlucky your odometer might have jammed , means out It comes. But usually the lubrication at inlet bushing dries up .more oil frees it .
Good luck !
John
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Folks, my speedo cable stopped working this summer, I had lubricated it 10 years ago. This summer I decided to get a new reproduction cable from Van's auto at Carlisle. Any tips for removing and installing the cable housing assembly? I have it unscrewed at the back of the speedo, and am aware of where it enters the tranny.
Ron Klinczar
Buffalo. NY
65 300 in Ice Blue
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