[AT] OT lubricating a cable

[Cecil R Bearden]

Kroil makes a penetrating oil with colloidal graphite that works good on 
keeping cables working. Also SiliKroil has silicone in it for the same 
purpose.   I buy Kroil by the case.

Cecil in oKla



On 11/16/2014 1:17 PM, Charlie V wrote:
> Good show, John   Thanks for the update.
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:40 AM, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Thought I would update everyone on how my frozen cable turned out. Folks
>> seemed to like the idea of using diesel fuel so I stayed with that. The
>> best
>> suggestion I got was to take the cable off and bend and flex it to break up
>> the rust. The second best suggestion was to give the diesel time to work
>> its
>> way through the cable. To put it bluntly, the lower 1/3-1/2 of the cable
>> was
>> frozen into the position it had been in for the last 40 years. I found the
>> protective rubber coating was broken for some reason on the cable in a few
>> places which probably allowed water to get inside. This cable was about 8
>> ft
>> long and around 5/8-3/4 in dia. It took a bit of effort to flex it enough
>> to
>> get it straight. To lubricate it I used diesel fuel under pressure. I took
>> a
>> short section of hose and clamped to the end of the cable with an adapter
>> rigged up up on the other end to plug an air line in. I would pour in 2-3
>> oz
>> of diesel and then hook up the air line, positioning the cable so the air
>> line was at the highest point.  OK common sense time here, kill the power
>> to
>> your compressor so if something ruptures, your compressor doesn't run
>> non-stop while an air hose whips all over the shop. Likewise think about
>> what could happen if something ruptures and you blow flammable liquid
>> everywhere. Your shop, your health, you take what precautions you deem
>> necessary.
>>
>> I did this for a couple days on the most rusted end, then I switched to the
>> other end. After about 4 days I decided to start forcing it to move,
>> nothing
>> to lose. It appeared diesel was seeping out the damaged areas of the rubber
>> cover. I had to clamp vise grips to the metal sleeves on the cable so I
>> could beat them with a hammer. It was very slow going but I got it to move
>> some. Afterwards I hooked it back up to the air line to push more fuel
>> through it. after a couple more days I could clamp it in the vise and using
>> both hands push/pull by hand. I left it alone for a week and finally could
>> move it with one hand. Meanwhile I unhooked the other shift cable to
>> lubricate it. It was already working pretty good, after just 15 minutes I
>> was pushing diesel through it with the air hose.
>>
>> In the mean time I did locate a good cable in a junkyard as well as someone
>> who'll make a new one for 1/2 what Deere wants---they don't keep them in
>> stock but have the print for it, the name of the place is Baum Hydraulics.
>>
>> Hooked it up yesterday and it is shifting with about 1/4 the effort it was
>> taking.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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