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   Message 224 of 2,177   
   Roy Witt to TOM WALKER   
   My new/old 2k2 Monte Carl   
   20 May 11 17:23:58   
   
   19 May 11 07:34, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW>> ml> it almost sounds to me like there's additional rubbing inside,   
    RW>> ml> somewhere, which may be wearing the internal jacket causing   
    RW>> sharp   
    RW>> ml> edges which could be   
    RW>> ml>  catching the cable... could it be that the new cables have been   
    RW>> ml> routed incorrectly which may be adding an additional or more   
    RW>> bend   
    RW>> ml> than the original had?   
      
    RW>> Maybe. But I think it would be more along the lines of no   
    RW>> lubrication. The cable manufacturer probably included an instruction   
    RW>> sheet with the cable that told the installer to lube the cable   
    RW>> before installation and he didn't read the instructions. Which is   
    RW>> par for the course in many shops.   
      
    TW> HEY, Put a Mark on the Wall.   
    TW> Typo Tom got one Right perhaps!!  :-)  :-)   
      
   Yes sir...I've noticed that speedo cables seldom come with very much lube   
   in them. Usually just enough for the manufacturer to get the cable inside   
   the sheath. That and the lack of reading the instructions has come up a   
   few times lately at the shop I hang out in.   
      
                   R\%/itt   
      
      
    ..."We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail." - GWB   
      
      
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