Re: Rubbing from Instrument panel?

"Ken Lyons" <1997MiataDriver@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Wait! Only $95.50...that's better
>
> "Ken Lyons" <1997MiataDriver@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>> >Can I stop by the next time I am in the DC area and have you help me 
>> >install it?
>>>(Kidding)
>>>Regards,
>> Yeah, just wait the 3 months it will take me to get around to it so I 
>> know what I'm doing. Pulling the instrument pod cover is going to be a 
>> bear. After 18 years in the sun, the sucker is probably going to
shatter. 
>> Good thing Tommy has that part as well - NA01-55-420B-00 for only
$99.50 
>> (yikes!).
>> -- 
>> Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red
>> Inside the Beltway
>>

Just found this on Miata.net...  perhaps we can both save the money and 
effort of replacing the cable... though getting behind the instrument 
cluster to do the following is probably more than half the battle in 
replacing the entire cable...

"Just like a motorcycle control cable, the speedometer cable may need some

lubrication occasionally. Per the directions in the shop manual, remove
the 
instrument module containing the speed/tach/etc. Very gently roll the
module 
towards the steering wheel to expose the speedo cable's white plastic 
connection to the back of the speedo head itself. Depress the small
release 
tab and remove the cable from the speedo.
Use a commercial product made for the motorcycle market called Dri-Slide. 
This is a graphite-molybdenum disulfide compound that goes on wet and then

the liquid vehicle dries up to leave a non-sticky, very slick DRY
lubricant 
on the cable. DO NOT use oil !! The Dri-Slide container uses a long, thin 
"hypodermic-style" wand to allow you to accurately direct the material
into 
the correct location. Be careful not to catch the end of the wand on 
anything and spring it back. The resulting "twang" will spray black 
lubricant all over everything !!! The resulting stains will be permanent."