I appreciate the video Sir. Im replacing the cable on my 1966 f 100 and am learning as I go. I got a packet of grease with the new cable and was wondering what to do with it😂. Thanks😁👍😊
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Cool truck by the way, and don’t worry we all gotta learn when it’s new to us but you’ll get it. Good luck on the install and thanks for watching.
I tried everything but vaseline and mine is binding up somewhere near the transmission. the inside of the sleeve might be damaged. Every time i try something i seem to make the thing worse.🤣 I just ordered a new cable, even though this one looks perfectly fine. if it doesn't come lubricated i'll throw some vaseline on it.
@@mooosestang yeah sometimes they can get frayed on the inside and cause them to bind, I’d recommend applying some to the new one anyway just for safe measure, surely won’t hurt. Good luck on the install. Thanks for watching.
I put 3-in-1 light oil on mine ('83 Caprice) but do you know if the cable tips on both ends (especially the one on the cluster) are supposed to be greased up or lubricated at all, or left completely clean and dry? Thank you.
Never heard of that before but if it works then I’d say go for it. As far as the ends of the cable go, I suppose it doesn’t really matter either way wether you grease/oil them or not since they’re not spinning in or on a surface but rather are the driving force to turn something. However if you’d like to put a little dab of oil on them then it surely wouldn’t hurt it. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Well petroleum jelly stays moist and wet feeling, unlike white lithium that dries out. The reason I use the petroleum jelly for this is in the event that the seals at the end of the cable housing are worn and the petroleum jelly leaks down in the transmission it won’t hurt it. Petroleum jelly is used to assemble automatic transmission’s. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
My God ! Your video knowledge WORKED ! I had to fight the speedometer cable in and around the gear in the Trans. All an All is quiet 🤫 THANK YOU AND IF I COULD SHAKE OUR GREASY HANDS LOL !
Because even though it’s not supposed to leak into the transmission, these speedometer cables are old and a lot of time the seals at the bottom of them don’t hold. Usually when I pull the cable out I’ll see transmission fluid at the bottom of them but it’s such a thin oil that it can’t work all the way up the cable to grease the inside. So if you use wheel bearing grease and it gets into the transmission somehow due to a old cable it might not hurt the transmission but I wouldn’t take any chances on it, especially on an automatic. Now on an old manual transmission that uses gear oil you could use grease or gear oil and it would be fine. I always use petroleum jelly though because if it thins out and leaks down into the transmission it will be fine as that’s what is used to assembly transmission’s when they are being built. Plus grease and gear oil is thick and nasty and petroleum jelly is thinner and cleaner. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Thanks for a very clear, well explained video. Very interesting and helpful.
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much. I'm going to try that.. speedometer is sqweeking sooo bad.. Drives me nuts ! Ty ❤
@bradleyearl8558 you’re very welcome, hopefully that takes care of it for you.
Thanks for watching.
I appreciate the video Sir. Im replacing the cable on my 1966 f 100 and am learning as I go. I got a packet of grease with the new cable and was wondering what to do with it😂. Thanks😁👍😊
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and was helpful. Cool truck by the way, and don’t worry we all gotta learn when it’s new to us but you’ll get it. Good luck on the install and thanks for watching.
Thank bud , been so long ago lol i for got what end to take it out from you asr spot on with the Vaseline only lube to use to be safe
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the video and it was helpful to you. Thanks for watching.
I tried everything but vaseline and mine is binding up somewhere near the transmission. the inside of the sleeve might be damaged. Every time i try something i seem to make the thing worse.🤣 I just ordered a new cable, even though this one looks perfectly fine. if it doesn't come lubricated i'll throw some vaseline on it.
@@mooosestang yeah sometimes they can get frayed on the inside and cause them to bind, I’d recommend applying some to the new one anyway just for safe measure, surely won’t hurt. Good luck on the install. Thanks for watching.
I put 3-in-1 light oil on mine ('83 Caprice) but do you know if the cable tips on both ends (especially the one on the cluster) are supposed to be greased up or lubricated at all, or left completely clean and dry? Thank you.
Never heard of that before but if it works then I’d say go for it. As far as the ends of the cable go, I suppose it doesn’t really matter either way wether you grease/oil them or not since they’re not spinning in or on a surface but rather are the driving force to turn something. However if you’d like to put a little dab of oil on them then it surely wouldn’t hurt it. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Good. Hey, thanks for replying!
@@danielestrada1850 no problem bud.
how does petroleum jelly compare to lithium grease or something like that?
Well petroleum jelly stays moist and wet feeling, unlike white lithium that dries out. The reason I use the petroleum jelly for this is in the event that the seals at the end of the cable housing are worn and the petroleum jelly leaks down in the transmission it won’t hurt it. Petroleum jelly is used to assemble automatic transmission’s. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
@@FastFords289 Thanks for the quick response! This info is good to know as i prepare to replace my speedometer cable
@@Aerozona23 you’re welcome, glad to help when I can, good luck on your install.
My God ! Your video knowledge WORKED !
I had to fight the speedometer cable in and around the gear in the Trans.
All an All is quiet 🤫 THANK YOU AND IF I COULD SHAKE OUR GREASY HANDS LOL !
@bradleyearl8558 lol, you’re very welcome, I’m glad it worked for you, glad I could help you. Thanks for watching.
Why not bearing grease?
Because even though it’s not supposed to leak into the transmission, these speedometer cables are old and a lot of time the seals at the bottom of them don’t hold. Usually when I pull the cable out I’ll see transmission fluid at the bottom of them but it’s such a thin oil that it can’t work all the way up the cable to grease the inside. So if you use wheel bearing grease and it gets into the transmission somehow due to a old cable it might not hurt the transmission but I wouldn’t take any chances on it, especially on an automatic. Now on an old manual transmission that uses gear oil you could use grease or gear oil and it would be fine. I always use petroleum jelly though because if it thins out and leaks down into the transmission it will be fine as that’s what is used to assembly transmission’s when they are being built. Plus grease and gear oil is thick and nasty and petroleum jelly is thinner and cleaner. Hope this helps, thanks for watching.
@@FastFords289 thanks!
@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 no problem.