Hi Wayne.

12-Nov-03 10:17:00, Wayne Chirnside wrote to Roy J. Tellason


  -=> ROY J. TELLASON wrote to TOM WALKER <=-

 RJT>> Tom Walker wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 WC> -> Oh,  I intend to replace both cables,  I was just wondering
 WC> about -> what might be the best lubricant for the job when I do,
 WC> in order to -> keep this from being a problem in the future.

 TW>> I don't think thee is really anything that can help much. Teh
 TW>> biggest problem is getting the lubricant to penetrate the entire
 TW>> length of the cable.

 RJT>> I can see where that might be kinda tough...

 TW>> But unless you are backing the Truck into Salt Water to launch a
 TW>> boat

 RJT>> I don't have a boat,  but you never know...

 TW>> or doing lits of Winter driving in hte areas ofwhere they use
 TW>> Saly o nthe Roads

 RJT>> That's _here_.  I try to do as little winter driving as
 RJT>> possible,  but I can easily envision some circumstances when
 RJT>> that truck is gonna go places where the car won't.

 TW>> the cables should last a Very Long time with no attention.

 RJT>> Yeah,  but if there's some way I can prevent a problem then I
 RJT>> won't have to do that again.

 WC> How about melting some light grease in a pail and submerging the
 WC> cable in a loose coil in said pail for a period of time? Never
 WC> tried it so no idea if it'd work but wouldn't the stranded cable
 WC> tend to _wick_ the warmed light grease?

putting wet lubricant inside a cable tends to be counter-productive
as the lubricant gathers dust and the dust jams the cable. Using a dry
lubricant like graphite powder is probably better,

There's a special tool tha can be used to inject lubricant into a cable:
it's sort of like a split gland that clamps over the cable and sheath and
provides a port for injecting the lubricant.

I've seen new cables that have a plastic liner in the sheath that acts as a
lubricant when the liners wear out they whole assemlby (cable liner sheath)
should be replaced.

 -=> Bye <=-

---
(3:640/1042)