Malcolm,
You are right about that. Even the wet graphite is awfully messy. I
always wear gloves when lubing the cables. It has been a long time
since I purchased any, but as I recall I bought a small plastic bottle
with an elongated top (like a can of penetrating oil) that you cut the
end off of. I don't remember who made it, but I'm sure it is available
somewhere.
Joe
Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> 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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