Re: [ihc] Parking brake cable lubing

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 9:44 PM -0800 12/6/03, Allan W. wrote:
> David's post on his parking brake has me
> wondering:  Anyone ever seen a tool to
> allow pumping grease into the parking brake
> cable housing?  I bet all our 25+ year old
> parking brakes would work much better if the
> cable would slide in the housing a bit easier.
>
> Seems like if you had something that clamped around
> the housing, and the cable tightly (maybe a rubber seal?)
> and a zerk fitting on it, you could force grease down the
> housing. 
> Anyone?  If not perhaps I will set about making something.
> I have multiple cables I'd like to free up a bit.
>
> Allan W.
Good idea, but I need one for my speedometer cable also.

John
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