On a different post I told some guys I'd show them how I lube my steering cables. they liked the idea and suggested I post it on clever tips. So, here it is.
This is a cheap way to save some money.
I told the guys I'd post some pictures when I did it. Below is the method.
OK, got it done today. I was able to raise my motor and get both steering cable out so i could hook up my contraption. I have two steering cables 16 feet long.
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After that I raised one cable up into the air and hooked up the "Gravity Assisted Air Pressure Lubrication System...GAAPLS" that will be my patent name for it.
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But before I poured the lube in I placed plastic and rags under the steering wheel to catch any lube that flows all the way to the front.
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Then I hooked up the "GAAPLS"
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A couple hose clamps hold the unit in place and keep pressure on the lube.
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Then I fill the hose with lubricant.
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Put the air chuck back on tight, raise it up in the air, start slowly increasing the air pressure until I feel the lube has completely traveled up the steering cable.
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Then I repeated for the next cable. It took about 2 hours, I used about 50psi on my compressor. make sure you have the carpet under the steering wheel protected because the lube won't take long to get all the way up there. I did turn the wheel left and right while it had pressured lube flowing through it.
this is the second time I have done this. The first time one of my cable was way froze and after about 1 1/2 days of pressure @ 100psi, lube started flowing and the cable has been great every since. Worked for me, about $8 of holes, clamps, and some parts laying around the garage and I saved about $300 in cable replacement. Now someday I might have to replace them, but so far so good.