C1 Tach Cable

[Paul B.]

HAVE 57, THERE IS A NOISE COMING FORM THE TACH ON THE DASH, MY QUESTION IS HOW EASY IS IT TO REMOVE THE DRIVE CABLE FROM ITS SHEATH AND LUBRICATE IT, WHAT KIND OF GREASE IS BEST,
AND MOST IMPORTANT DOES THE DRIVE CABLE COME OUT EASILY AND HOW IS IT PUT BACK IN THE SHEATH
IF THE NOISE ISN'T DOESN'T CEASE AFTER THIS PROCESS WOULD MY NEXT STEP BE TO HAVE THE TACH ITSELF SENT OF FOR REBUILDING WHO DOES THAT
THANKS
pAUL

[Edward J.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

Paul The Tach Cable Can Be Lubed, Removeal Is Not Bad, Unhook Cable From Tach( Threaded Into Tach) And Move Backwards To Clear Steering Post Cable Can Then Be Removed From Housing, White Grease Work Best, Or A Syth. Grease.if This Doesnt Work Where The Cable Go To Gen.sometimes The Grease Drys Up -just Listen In That Area.

[David K.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

Curious, will the grease work itself up the cable and into the tach head and ruin it? I had heard on some guages and style of manufacture, that is can happen. Don't know if it is fact, it is just what I heard.

[Mike M.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

use white lube SPARINGLY to reduce likelyhood of lube migrating to tack's guts.mike

[Paul B.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

Edward,
I want to get this straight after unhooking cable from tach do I pull the entire "inter cable" out entirely and lubricate the entire length of inter cable and then push it back thru outer sheath
thanks
paul

[David K.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

I can't remember if you can pull it out from the Tach end. But, if it were me, I would sparingly lube the first 1/4 of the way from the distributor or gen. end. I have seen Tach's with a oil/lube stain around the needle and I was told that is what happens when the lube climbs up the cable and gets into the Tach. I also heard, it can kind of gum up the works. I would say some lube is ok, but too much of a good thing is a bad thing.

[Edward J.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

Paul, Pull The Cable Out And Gease Lightly And Slide Back In , Sorry For The Late Reply. Ed

[David A.]

Re: C1 Tach Cable

my tach cable, original?,
has a little washer that will slid
from one end to another.
does one insert it from the tach end
so this washer is up by the tach?
iowa