No grease! It attracts and holds dirt. Stop by your local cycle shop and
pick up some cable lube. Or, wild as it may seem...don't fool with it
anymore...install that puppy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "dorpaul" <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>
To: "list Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:50 PM
Subject: [TR] 3's inner tach cable
> I'm getting close to cranking and running my TR3 (for only a short while)
> with
> the car up on a ramp...but first...
>
> off ebay, I bought a TR3's tach cable. It looks fine, I removed the inner
> cable (which looks great) and sprayed the inner cable's housing
> tube/outer-cable filling it up with bought spray-type lubricant (Dupont
> Teflon
> lubricant). Now, I could simply re-insert the long inner-cable, but,
> maybe I
> ought to grease it first.
>
> What with???
> Should I hang the outer cable out to dry first?
> I think i've got a 'grease needle' and maybe I should pump grease (with a
> grease gun) into them once the inner cable is back in place? or do
> nothing?
>
> I'm itching to fool with it!
> Thanks, Paul
>
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