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oil for tach cable

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What kind of oil should I use for tach cable?
When bike is running in getting a loud (hiss)
From the tach
 
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.
 
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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...
 
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.
 
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.
 
I have good luck with ordinary motor oil on the inner cable, and reinsert it. I don't think that it matters too much.
 
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