Lubricating a speedometer cable.

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#howto
#diy
#ford
#classiccars
#installation
#classictrucks
#speedometer
#lubrication
#automotive
#transmission
#repair
#restoration
#fyp

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@johndn9238 Ай бұрын

Thanks for a very clear, well explained video. Very interesting and helpful.

@FastFords289 Ай бұрын

You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Thanks for watching.

@vdog4799 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate the video Sir. Im replacing the cable on my 1966 f 100 and am learning as I go. I got a packet of grease with the new cable and was wondering what to do with it😂. Thanks😁👍😊

@FastFords289 3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Cool truck by the way, and don’t worry we all gotta learn when it’s new to us but you’ll get it. Good luck on the install and thanks for watching.

@bigOsharp 2 ай бұрын

Thank bud , been so long ago lol i for got what end to take it out from you asr spot on with the Vaseline only lube to use to be safe

@FastFords289 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and it was helpful to you. Thanks for watching.

@Aerozona23 2 ай бұрын

how does petroleum jelly compare to lithium grease or something like that?

@FastFords289 2 ай бұрын

Well petroleum jelly stays moist and wet feeling, unlike white lithium that dries out. The reason I use the petroleum jelly for this is in the event that the seals at the end of the cable housing are worn and the petroleum jelly leaks down in the transmission it won’t hurt it. Petroleum jelly is used to assemble automatic transmission’s. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.

@Aerozona23 2 ай бұрын

@@FastFords289 Thanks for the quick response! This info is good to know as i prepare to replace my speedometer cable

@FastFords289 2 ай бұрын

@@Aerozona23 you’re welcome, glad to help when I can, good luck on your install.

@danielestrada1850 Жыл бұрын

I put 3-in-1 light oil on mine ('83 Caprice) but do you know if the cable tips on both ends (especially the one on the cluster) are supposed to be greased up or lubricated at all, or left completely clean and dry? Thank you.

@FastFords289 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of that before but if it works then I’d say go for it. As far as the ends of the cable go, I suppose it doesn’t really matter either way wether you grease/oil them or not since they’re not spinning in or on a surface but rather are the driving force to turn something. However if you’d like to put a little dab of oil on them then it surely wouldn’t hurt it. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.

@danielestrada1850 Жыл бұрын

Good. Hey, thanks for replying!

@FastFords289 Жыл бұрын

@@danielestrada1850 no problem bud.

@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Жыл бұрын

Why not bearing grease?

@FastFords289 Жыл бұрын

Because even though it’s not supposed to leak into the transmission, these speedometer cables are old and a lot of time the seals at the bottom of them don’t hold. Usually when I pull the cable out I’ll see transmission fluid at the bottom of them but it’s such a thin oil that it can’t work all the way up the cable to grease the inside. So if you use wheel bearing grease and it gets into the transmission somehow due to a old cable it might not hurt the transmission but I wouldn’t take any chances on it, especially on an automatic. Now on an old manual transmission that uses gear oil you could use grease or gear oil and it would be fine. I always use petroleum jelly though because if it thins out and leaks down into the transmission it will be fine as that’s what is used to assembly transmission’s when they are being built. Plus grease and gear oil is thick and nasty and petroleum jelly is thinner and cleaner. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.

@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Жыл бұрын

@@FastFords289 thanks!

@FastFords289 Жыл бұрын

@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 no problem.