Lubing Control Cables

[Simonh66]

Hi
Anybody got a cheat for lubing the cables without using a compressor?
Thanks
Si

[Poly]

I’ve always understood them to be non-serviceable - I.e. no lube on the internal component? Have I got it wrong? Am I being sold a story so I buy new cables periodically?

[Simonh66]

Ive seen a youtube clip where they use a compressor to force oil down the line freeing them up

Worth trying before buying new i think

[The Black Pig]

My teleflex has snapped three times from new with a new one each time strangely with the first lasting by far the longest ( all original parts )

All without a way to lubricate them

[spartacus]

Originally Posted by Simonh66

Ive seen a youtube clip where they use a compressor to force oil down the line freeing them up.

Might have been a clip from Stu at Dangar Marine (his videos are excellent) where he recovered a recently submerged boat and was cleaning out cables with compressed air and oil.

[jeffstevens763@g]

I freed mine off once by sealing a funnel around the cable filled with freeing oil worked a treat but it take time to get through.

[CJL]

Lube the cables like this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j2xD_8k5yo

Changing them -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WEjuEKy8Uo

Chris

[Simonh66]

Not the same clip, but same method

[Simonh66]

Ended up replacing them. What a git of a job pulling them through the under deck conduit!

[Iron Dials]

Disregard. (edited away my post about 3in1 oil)
I see you've replaced them.
I think it's inevitable once they start degrading internally.

[paulbrown22]

I replaced both of mine a few months ago, and was obviously lucky that they pulled through the conduit quite nicely having taped them securely to the old cables. The pulling through was the easy bit compared to getting the gear shift properly re-adjusted to the bravo drive...

Whilst it can be a bit of a hassle to replace the control cables, they aren't very expensive, so given their critical nature to operating a boat, seems like a good idea to replace when needed, rather than trying to save £50.