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Old 04-17-2002 | 08:46 AM
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What type of lube should you use on me mechanical indicators?

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Old 04-17-2002 | 11:26 AM
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There is really nothing you can use as there is no way to get it way up in the cable. They are cheap enough and easy enough to just replace.

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Old 04-17-2002 | 03:53 PM
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Replace? they are only a year old. Did you ever hear of graphite lube? Somebody mentioned it to me but didn't have a lot of details.

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Old 04-18-2002 | 07:57 AM
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I would think that you'd have a tough time getting a dry lube, such as graphite, to get very far down into the length of the cable - you don't get that wicking you do with a fluid, like oil. .02.
 
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They used to sell a gizmo at motorcycle places that attached to the cable and forced lube down them-you might want to check one out.
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