What kind of oil should I use for tach cable?
When bike is running in getting a loud (hiss)
From the tach
When bike is running in getting a loud (hiss)
From the tach
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Ive been using a dab of white lithium grease. Doesnt take much. Make sure you pull it out and inspect the cable for damage and clean it all good.Last edited by Guest; 12-28-2013, 06:36 PM. -
It is more likely coming from the tach drive in your gauges. The best way to do it is to take the gauges off and spray penetrant, Teflon, etc, into the tach and speedo drives. You can use the red/clear plastic tube and bend it to spray up into the drives but it works best with the gauges off of the bike. Others will start posting now...Comment
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I have had great succes with 90w gear oil.Comment
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Remove the inner, wipe it clean, lube with gear oil and wipe the gear oil from the top three inches of the inner, to prevent it from migrating up into the tacho head.Dave
'79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
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I take welding wire and make a loop like a gun cleaner kit and pull rags thru the sleeve till its clean, wipe off the cable, and use grease all over the cable and just reinsert it. Lasts forever.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
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I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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I have good luck with ordinary motor oil on the inner cable, and reinsert it. I don't think that it matters too much.sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things
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I clean it then use cable lube.Comment
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I've used this stuff for 20+ years on the tach and speedo cables, lever pivots, steering head bearings etc.. on my 850 and it works great: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-SUPER...-/151107721653
If lubing the cable doesn't eliminate the noise as GS1000E suggested it's probably in the head and may require disassembly to fix if the spray lube doesn't cure it.78' GS1000EC
79' GS850GN
79' GS1000N
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I use Chain Wax.Comment
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