How do you grease the speedometer cable?

[Jfromtn]

How do you grease the speedometer cable? Mine has really started bouncing so was going to try this before I replace it.thanks

 

[JMurray]

Unscrew the cable at the back of the speedo. Pull out the cable. Wipe with rag dipped in some gas. Dry. You can get cable lube at the parts house, you don't need much. Reinstall cable, when it bottoms out turn it so it slips into the square hole at the bottom gear. Reinstall at speedo end.
If you have to replace it, remember to match the lengths, trimming the bottom.
Not hard at all, luck.

 

[Jfromtn]

Ok thanks

 

[Steve83]

The best lube for it is MotorCraft PTFE (Teflon) Grease.

 

[Pa PITT]

Those are the way I like to do it also .. But did you know they sell an adapter to go on your grease gun that will relly shot some grease into it.

 

[half cab]

Those are the way I like to do it also .. But did you know they sell an adapter to go on your grease gun that will relly shot some grease into it.

Wow mine just started bouncing bad just the other day also,Will any parts store have the adapter?

Tks,Gene

 

[Jfromtn]

Thanks were can you buy the motorcraft Teflon grease?

 

[Steve83]

Ford, Parts+Plus, & probably online.

 

[Jfromtn]

went by a ford dealer today and got some motorcraft ptfe for 7.98. got said he thought it was more than that but thats what it was showing so i bought it.

 

[Steve83]

Yeah, good score. I think I paid nearly double that.

 

[preachercreaper]

Another product that works very well for this application is Liquid Graphite. It is also available in Dry Powder form, which works great on door, trunk, and glovebox locks, and it can be used on ignition switches too. But I suggest that you should try the liquid type for the speedo cable, AND graphite doesn't break down and leak oil the way greases do.