1972 50 HP EVINRUDE

[JKM4874FORD]

A trick we used to use to lube cables was:
Get a plastic bag, small ziplock and cut a small corner piece off.
Slip that corner over the end of the cable.
Use a twist tie and fasten it securely to cable.
Then put oil in the bag and let it soak for a few days.

Good way to get the oil to run all the way down the cable, works like new.

Tim

Do you have to elevate the cable and bag? Could you place on end into a quart of transmission fluid and it work?

 

[JMichael]

Yes, you have to elevate the bag and that end of the cable so that gravity will let the lubricant flow down through the inside of the cable housing.

 

[JKM4874FORD]

Not sure.
You can usually find the E-S type of gear oil at Academy and places like that.
When I changed mine it was a milky pink too , milky oil is usually an indication that water has gotten in there. May need a seal kit hard to say. I haven't put seals in mine, I may check that.

I had a small amount of water come out first when I drained the fluid.

 

[JKM4874FORD]

Yes, you have to elevate the bag and that end of the cable so that gravity will let the lubricant flow down through the inside of the cable housing.

Thanks will give it a try.

 

[TxTightLiner]

Sounds like a LU seal kit may be in order.