Pro tip- lube the cable!

[The Evil Twin]

Well, at 83 hours, the infamous tach cable broke on my 2501. At $31 and 15 minutes to repair, it was not worth loading it up and leaving it at the dealer for a week. Probably a good thing, too. I noticed the old cable was pretty dry. Rusty as well. So I checked the new one. Also pretty dry.

The old one broke at the tightest bend about 3" from the fuel pump.
It appears to be simple silicone grease they used judging from the tiny blob on the tip. So, I gave it a good slathering and shoved the cable back in the sheath. Will it make a difference? We shall see at 168 hours. Lol.

Oh, and don't worry. I used Japanese grease. Yamaha cable lube.

 

[lynnmor]

In the good old days you could go to any auto parts store and buy speedometer cable lube, now they give you a blank stare. Do you have a photo or part number of the Yamaha lube?

 

[GeoHorn]

There are lubricants specific for speedometer/tachometer drive-cables:

Amazon.com : dorman 03344 graphite cable lubricant

 

[The Evil Twin]

In the good old days you could go to any auto parts store and buy speedometer cable lube, now they give you a blank stare. Do you have a photo or part number of the Yamaha lube?

You can go to any Yamaha dealer- motorsport or marine and get it. Also online. There are other versions. Motion Pro, Cable Master, etc. that are essentially the same thing.

https://www.partzilla.com/product/yamaha/ACC-11001-41-01?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtbTnDQ2jfFltbgw-a2upA7f9eilREEPg6X0PLS_EcUuKFQOuOepYSBoC3I8QAvD_BwE

If it were a graphite type lube to begin with, then I would have used Dri Slide. That's what I use for the throttle cables.

 

[skeets]

Sounds like a Harley clutch cable ,,lol

 

[The Evil Twin]

Sounds like a Harley clutch cable ,,lol

However, you can recycle the leaking engine oil to lube it on a HD

 

[skeets]

I keep telling Harleys dont leak oil,,, they mark their territories

 

[Jasonized]

Is this something I should look at for my 3902?

 

[cthomas]

And I was disappointed with the Mule 2510 that is a 2002 with 2156 miles on it when the speedometer cable failed. And yes I used pro-motion cable lube about once a decade before it failed.

 

[number two]

Is this something I should look at for my 3902?

No
I think you have !the digital display?
Good Luck

 

[The Evil Twin]

And I was disappointed with the Mule 2510 that is a 2002 with 2156 miles on it when the speedometer cable failed. And yes I used pro-motion cable lube about once a decade before it failed.

Shoot, my 1981 BMW has 64000 miles and the original cable.

 

[The Evil Twin]

If it does take a dump soon, I may just pit a hour meter on it and call it good. Maybe go crazy and hook up a tach to the #1 injector of its electronically fired.

 

[Motion]

Honda Moly Paste is my go-to for these type applications. It's messy but works great.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Well, at 83 hours, the infamous tach cable broke on my 2501. At $31 and 15 minutes to repair, it was not worth loading it up and leaving it at the dealer for a week. Probably a good thing, too. I noticed the old cable was pretty dry. Rusty as well. So I checked the new one. Also pretty dry.
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View attachment 110329 The old one broke at the tightest bend about 3" from the fuel pump.
It appears to be simple silicone grease they used judging from the tiny blob on the tip. So, I gave it a good slathering and shoved the cable back in the sheath. Will it make a difference? We shall see at 168 hours. Lol.
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Oh, and don't worry. I used Japanese grease. Yamaha cable lube.

Mine lasted ~120 hours before it 'gave up the ghost'.

I believe the the way they route it makes a difference.

When they replaced mine, I made sure to "cut" the zip tie so that it made a "larger sweeping" bend vs. the sharp bend from the factory.

I also have some Yamalube laying around for my lovely Yami's

 

[The Evil Twin]

Honda Moly Paste is my go-to for these type applications. It's messy but works great.

I actually have that and use it frequently on the Yami *gasp!* I can't even order that stuff online without getting it all over me.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Mine lasted ~120 hours before it 'gave up the ghost'.

I believe the the way they route it makes a difference.

When they replaced mine, I made sure to "cut" the zip tie so that it made a "larger sweeping" bend vs. the sharp bend from the factory.

I also have some Yamalube laying around for my lovely Yami's

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It's a poor design, but they were trying to meet a price point I suppose. I did try to increase the radius of that initial bend some. I wish they would have just put a hall effect sensor there and ran wires.