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Tach/Cable Lubrication

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SELou

11-16-2003 08:50:06




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I recently bought a late model IH-484 that has a broken Tach. As I started looking for the cause of the problem I found the cable core sheared off at the engine. Bought a new cable and decided to see if the tach was functioning, it was frozen up. I tried to lube it with some WD-40 but it was terminally locked. Time to buy a new Tach. This got me thinking about how to reduce wear on the cable and tach.

My question is, does the Tach or cable require any inital or periodic lubrication? If so, what lube would work without gumming up the system? Graphite, penetrating oil, ...?

Thanks for your advise!

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Slowpoke

11-18-2003 00:33:02




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 Re: Tach/Cable Lubrication in reply to SELou, 11-16-2003 08:50:06  
I use industrial chain & cable lube in the spray can. Unscrew the bottom end of the cable, hold the top end up and put small bursts of lube in it till it comes out the bottom. If you can pull the drive cable out, clean it off, lube it and reinstall. Turn the tach head upside down and put a couple drops of lube in the drive socket. Motorcycle chain lube could work, too.
When the speedometer/tach needle no longer remains steady, it's time to lube. .

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Ben in KY

11-17-2003 06:31:02




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 Re: Tach/Cable Lubrication in reply to SELou, 11-16-2003 08:50:06  
I use white lithium grease on my tach cable, works ok for me.



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ken

11-16-2003 17:17:35




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 Re: Tach/Cable Lubrication in reply to SELou, 11-16-2003 08:50:06  
check that tach out a little more mine on my 460 didn't work and its cable was broke so checked tach and it was locked up so pulled it out and put a pliers on the drive lug and a little wiggling and some pb blaster and it poped loose and been working good ever since



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