Re: Speedo Lube ?

[Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>]

chuck ciaffone wrote:

> Oliver Sudden,
>
> my speedometer is reading way too high. It doesn't
> seem to bounce erratically, but it does read as
> much as 20 mph high (80 when I'm doing more like
> 55-60). I took it out last night, opened it up,
> and sprayed some canned-lube onto the gears.
>
> What should I be using? I tried some silicone
> spray, but I can also do WD-40, light oil, bicycle
> grease, lithium grease. What is best on these small
> gears?
>
> chuck

Chuck

None of the above, they all attract dust (the reason it sticks now)
Use a dry graphite lube. It comes in powder form.

Frank