VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND NEWER 1949-1954 lubeing the speedometer cable?

What is a good lube for the speedometer cable on my 51 Belair with standard tranny?? I don't have any graphite and vasoline. I was thinking about some Lithium base chassic grease but am afraid it will thicken up when it gets cold. I have cleaned it out good inside the housing and left it with a coat of 3-in-1 oil.

Now just how cold does it get in Texas?You should hear a dry cable at 25 below.I always use motor oil or chassis grease on mine as recommended by AC,If grease is used they say to only lightly coat the lower 2/3s of the cable so grease dosen't work up into the speedo head.I have seen heads taken out for repair with the speed cup loaded with grease as it will screw its way up the cable because of the way the cable strands are wound.They also state not to use anything with graphite because if it gets to the pot metal speedo frame it will cause wear.

Thanks Gene, It gets colder than a well diggers A** or a witchs T*t in a brass brazirre! Is that cold enough to not use grease? I will go with the Fina red Lithium grease , just a thin coat 2/3rds of the way up from the bottom, is the bottom the small or the big nut?