RE: [Chrysler300] Speedometer cable lubricant

["Rich Barber-Desktop" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

In ancient times, speedo cables were lubed with powdered graphite.  Could
get messy when poring it into the top of the cable housing, but it worked
fine at sub zero temperatures when otherwise-lubed cables were squawking
like a shoat under a gate.  Certainly, some of the noise sometimes did come
from the speedo housing itself as rotating members met contracting case.

 

Rich Barber

55 Chrysler C-300 with a spasmodic 150 MPH speedo.  I saw a new ZL1Camaro
the other day with a 200 MPH speedo and the driver claimed he needed 90% of
it.  It has about a 380 CID engine with a supercharger. The new SRT8 392
Hemi comes with a 180 MPH speedo, needs it all and more without a blower.
The horsepower race has come a long way since 1955 with Ford & GM having to
supercharge their engines to compete with the hemi.

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of dan300f@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 5:41 AM
To: mark6268@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Speedometer cable lubricant

 

  

Hi:

I have always used white lithium grease. Never dries out or cakes up.

Dan Reitz
Northridge, CA



In a message dated 5/31/2012 5:37:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
mark6268@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mark6268%40sbcglobal.net>  writes:

Hello, everyone?

Any recommendations for a speedometer cable lubricant?

Best,
Ron Kurtz
E #292

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