Lubing cables
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From: Blairsville GA
To clean the crud out of your cables and keep them lubricated once a year I remove them from their controls. Get them as vertical as possible and either tape or cable tie a baggie atound the open end. The tighter you get it the less will leak. Put an inch or so of WD40 or similar in the baggie, let gravity work until all is gone and oil is running out the end of the cable. Do the same with a liquid graphite solution. You will be amazed at how easy your controls will work. Been doing it this was since the 70s. There may be a better way, but I'm too old to learn a new trick.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Sycamore, Illinois
To clean the crud out of your cables and keep them lubricated once a year I remove them from their controls. Get them as vertical as possible and either tape or cable tie a baggie atound the open end. The tighter you get it the less will leak. Put an inch or so of WD40 or similar in the baggie, let gravity work until all is gone and oil is running out the end of the cable. Do the same with a liquid graphite solution. You will be amazed at how easy your controls will work. Been doing it this was since the 70s. There may be a better way, but I'm too old to learn a new trick.
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