Hi,
I recently installed a genuine original new old stock Toyota speedo cable, however it wobbles around 50 mph and becomes steady again at 70 mph. The speedo cable is factory lubricated and cannot be disassembled - it is not designed to be taken apart so you can properly lubricate the inside by pulling everything apart. Maybe the 30-40 years on the shelf has made the lubricant hard and sticky inside.
What lubricant should I use to remove the wobbles? It has to be something that can be dribbled into one end while fully assembled. It needs to be a product that will not ooze out after a short while and make a mess on my instrument cluster. It needs to be a product with a long term effect of lets say 50-100000 miles.
PS: Admitted, I dont know if it is actually factory lubricated or if it runs dry inside a teflon/PTFE tube.
PPS: Admitted, this is not for a 80 series but for my vintage Toyota van, but I think everyone can learn from the answers
Lucas
I recently installed a genuine original new old stock Toyota speedo cable, however it wobbles around 50 mph and becomes steady again at 70 mph. The speedo cable is factory lubricated and cannot be disassembled - it is not designed to be taken apart so you can properly lubricate the inside by pulling everything apart. Maybe the 30-40 years on the shelf has made the lubricant hard and sticky inside.
What lubricant should I use to remove the wobbles? It has to be something that can be dribbled into one end while fully assembled. It needs to be a product that will not ooze out after a short while and make a mess on my instrument cluster. It needs to be a product with a long term effect of lets say 50-100000 miles.
PS: Admitted, I dont know if it is actually factory lubricated or if it runs dry inside a teflon/PTFE tube.
PPS: Admitted, this is not for a 80 series but for my vintage Toyota van, but I think everyone can learn from the answers
Lucas