What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[Another Ahab]

i haven't used it since the 1970s .. i use good 'ol stinky fuel-oil as a penetrant and as a soak .. And yes i still have an old made-in-usa thumb-pump oil can with long flex spout for those hard-to-get-at precise targets .. I never run out of aerosol pressure this way

Good stuff! Yard sales here and there pop those old beauties up now and then. But hard to find for sure now with the world done all gone to plastic like it has.

There's also a shop in Nevada that sells old European military surplus, and they have product like that also now and then (usually old Czech or Swiss surplus).

Deutsche Optik I think is what they're called.

 

[US6x4]

New cable arrived and it's a very good quality cable from the feel of it.

Does anyone here recommend lubing the cable up with cable lube before installing it? Doesn't seem like it has that much lube on it from the factory...

 

[msgjd]

New cable arrived and it's a very good quality cable from the feel of it.
Does anyone here recommend lubing the cable up with cable lube before installing it? Doesn't seem like it has that much lube on it from the factory...

for a long time i have done it to brake cables (civilian & mil) and hydraulic valve cables on heavy equip by stuffing one end into a funnel throat and sealing the joint with a piece of old innertube and hose clamps (rubber hose would work) .. Hang it up and pour bar & chain oil .. It can take minutes to an hour or a day for the "molasses" to start running out the other end, depends on temperature, length, and internal clearance .. It helps to manipulate (or twist if it will twist) the internal cable from time to time.. My neighbor uses gear oil , but i want oil that will literally "stick"

If a cable jacket is steel (no rubber) , I then dip it in a pan of oil before installation.. Yep, it's messy, but i have never had to mess with them again.. Luckily, most hyd valve cables for heavy equip have grease fittings on each end , something i wish was done on parking brake cables

 

[US6x4]

Got the new park cable installed (fit like a glove) and got the park brake adjusted. Won't be long until I have to replace the outer shoe.

Had a little helper this time!