<VV> Speedometer cable lube in cold weather

[Frank DuVal]

Just to add detail, the gears drive the odometer, The needle is 
magnetically coupled in the original speedometer.

I think the major load on the cable is the cable to sheath friction. 
Unless the mainframe bushing needs lube too.😉

I liked the graphite lube sold for speedometer cables back then (before 
electronically driven pulse came out in the 90s deleting the need for 
cables). White lithium is waaay too thick. And gets hard with age, even 
in warm weather.

Frank DuVal

On 1/24/2026 12:27 PM, Jim Simpson via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Rebuilding the original speedometers, particularly the Corsa
> speedometer/odometer is becoming problematic for sure -- some of the parts
> are no longer available.
>
> The Vairtrix electronic replacement does work well, but still depends upon
> having a working mainframe with the spinning magnet and the drive cable.
> Since the cable is only spinning the magnet -- no internal gears to drive
> -- the load on the cable is low but the cable and mainframe bushing still
> needs to be lubricated.
>
> I guess the ultimate replacement would be GPS enabled.
>
> Jim Simpson
> Group Corvair