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Old Jul 10, 2021 | 03:41 PM
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I'm in the process of some speedo work on my '74 coupe (L48/M20/3:36, FWIW), and I have one of those old-fashioned 90 degree cable adapters with no grease fitting. I cleaned the cable and jacket and then lubed it with graphite on the bottom 2/3. My problem is that I haven't been able to find information about what to use for the adapter. Chassis grease? Lithium grease? Motor oil? Gear oil? Graphite? EVOO?

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The best solution is to get rid of the adapter and run your speedo cable in the stock location with stock routing...
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Hi, Lars. Would the stock routing be in my assembly manual? Why would this have been added to the car? From what I see, losing the adapter would require quite a bend in the cable as the tailshaft housing is rather close to the tunnel wall.

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I used Mobil synthetic grease
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I would use a little grease if you can get it to the gears. I have to use one on my 5 speed to reverse the cable rotation, and it gets lube from inside the case...Dont know if its supposed to but it does
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I re-clocked my distributor so that the cable pretty much comes straight out. I think there might have been a GM bulletin that came out about this way back when...
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I used wheel bearing grease. Been good for 25k miles and10 yrs.
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Originally Posted by kansas123
I re-clocked my distributor so that the cable pretty much comes straight out. I think there might have been a GM bulletin that came out about this way back when...
( in a whispered tone) Pssst, hey he's talking about the speedo

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Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
( in a whispered tone) Pssst, hey he's talking about the speedo
As Emily La Tella would have said, Oh, that's different....Never mind.
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Originally Posted by kansas123
As Emily La Tella would have said, Oh, that's different....Never mind.


or Rosanne Rosanadana......good stuff!!!!
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Originally Posted by lars
The best solution is to get rid of the adapter and run your speedo cable in the stock location with stock routing...
That's what I was going to say.
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