Only Cub Cadets

PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR SPONSORS!

CC Specialties R. F. Houtz and Sons Jeff in Pa.

P&K Cub Cadet Machtech Direct

Cub Cadet Parts & Service


If you would like to help maintain this site & enhance it, feel free to donate whatever amount you would like to!




Attention Guest, We have turned off the forum to guest. This is due to bots attacking the site. It is still free to register.

-->
Go Back   Only Cub Cadets > Cub Cadets > IH Cub Cadet Tractors (GT)
Reload this Page Lubing throttle and choke cable
Register FAQ Calendar

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01-21-2014, 07:48 PM
thadscub's Avatar
thadscub thadscub is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Elizabeth, Colorado
Posts: 171
Default Lubing throttle and choke cable
what is the best lube/oil forlubing the throttle and choke cable on a cub cadet 122
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-21-2014, 08:05 PM
Cubby guy Cubby guy is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 410
Default
The choke cable on my 800 was getting "sticky", so I sprayed some PB Blaster down the cable just behind the knob and worked the cable a few times.

Followed that with some silicone spray.

Had to use that little straw that comes with the PB Blaster to get the stuff down inside the cable assembly.
__________________
Only thing better than having a Cub Cadet is USING one
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-21-2014, 08:14 PM
jimbob200521's Avatar
jimbob200521 jimbob200521 is offline
Grand Member
  
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Sterling, IL
Posts: 3,626
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cubby guy View Post
The choke cable on my 800 was getting "sticky", so I sprayed some PB Blaster down the cable just behind the knob and worked the cable a few times.

Followed that with some silicone spray.

Had to use that little straw that comes with the PB Blaster to get the stuff down inside the cable assembly.
That's what I'd do
__________________
-Ryan

Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-21-2014, 08:43 PM
Mlohss's Avatar
Mlohss Mlohss is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 44
Default
If the cable has the plastic coating, they make a special tool that you hook the spray tube to and work the cable as you spray. They work very well. If it still has the exposed metal coils, then spraying all over while working the handle works best.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 01-23-2014, 12:28 PM
mattoney mattoney is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 88
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by thadscub View Post
what is the best lube/oil forlubing the throttle and choke cable on a cub cadet 122
I took the throttle and choke linkages loose on my 107 and I'd drip 5 drops of oil down the business end, then work the throttle or choke back and forth a few times, then I'd hit it again with more 3-in-1. I bet I spent the better part of an hour doing that. For some reason, PB Blaster and WD-40 wouldn't soak in when I sprayed it on. Not sure why. The 3-in-1 got it though.
__________________
1966 Cub Cadet 122
1968 John Deere 110
1968 Cub Cadet 104
1971 Cub Cadet 107
1975 Cub Cadet 1650

2 Brinly Plows, Brinly Disk, Brinly Grader Blade, Brinly Box Blade, 3-42" decks, 1-50" deck, a Sears 3 pt hitch I bought for $20, a couple dual wheel adapters, CW36 & QA36 snow throwers, 1A tiller, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 01-23-2014, 03:54 PM
nikster's Avatar
nikster nikster is offline
Grand Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Posts: 1,190
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattoney View Post
I took the throttle and choke linkages loose on my 107 and I'd drip 5 drops of oil down the business end, then work the throttle or choke back and forth a few times, then I'd hit it again with more 3-in-1. I bet I spent the better part of an hour doing that. For some reason, PB Blaster and WD-40 wouldn't soak in when I sprayed it on. Not sure why. The 3-in-1 got it though.


STRANGE the PB Blaster didn't do the job?

I had a throttle cable that had a little something that seemed it might develop to a problem in the future? It was like a bit of a hang up mid way from slow to fast. So besides spraying iinto the cable itself with PB Blaster, I sprayed the snot of the ENTIRE cable & let it sit over night. did it again the next day with my wife slowly moving the control back & forth. Its smooooooooooooth as silk now.

Nik,
__________________
It dont cut grass, but its yellow.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 01-23-2014, 07:22 PM
gmbadgley gmbadgley is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Weedsport, NY
Posts: 234
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by nikster View Post
STRANGE the PB Blaster didn't do the job?

I had a throttle cable that had a little something that seemed it might develop to a problem in the future? It was like a bit of a hang up mid way from slow to fast. So besides spraying iinto the cable itself with PB Blaster, I sprayed the snot of the ENTIRE cable & let it sit over night. did it again the next day with my wife slowly moving the control back & forth. Its smooooooooooooth as silk now.

Nik,
Blaster is a penetrant, it really does a poor job of lubricating. I've had good luck with WD40 on cables.


Greg
__________________
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either"
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:39 PM.

www.onlycubcadets.net - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

Cub Cadet is a premium line of outdoor power equipment, established in 1961 as part of International Harvester. During the 1960s, IH initiated an entirely new line of lawn and garden equipment aimed at the owners rural homes with large yards and private gardens. There were a wide variety of Cub Cadet branded and after-market attachments available; including mowers, blades, snow blowers, front loaders, plows, carts, etc. Cub Cadet advertising at that time harped on their thorough testing by "boys - acknowledged by many as the world's worst destructive force!". Cub Cadets became known for their dependability and rugged construction.

MTD Products, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio purchased the Cub Cadet brand from International Harvester in 1981. Cub Cadet was held as a wholly owned subsidiary for many years following this acquisition, which allowed them to operate independently. Recently, MTD has taken a more aggressive role and integrated Cub Cadet into its other lines of power equipment.

This website and forum are not affiliated with or sponsored by MTD Products Inc, which owns the CUB CADET trademarks. It is not an official MTD Products Inc, website, and MTD Products Inc, is not responsible for any of its content. The official MTD Products Inc, website can be found at: http://www.mtdproducts.com. The information and opinions expressed on this website are the responsibility of the website's owner and/or it's members, and do not represent the opinions of MTD Products Inc. IH, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER are registered trademark of CNH America LLC

All material, images, and graphics from this site are the property of www.onlycubcadets.net. Any unauthorized use, reproductions, or duplications are prohibited unless solely expressed in writing.

Cub Cadet, Cub, Cadet, IH, MTD, Parts, Tractors, Tractor, International Harvester, Lawn, Garden, Lawn Mower, Kohler, garden tractor equipment, lawn garden tractors, antique garden tractors, garden tractor, PTO, parts, online, Original, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, SO76, 80, 81, 86, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108,109, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 147, 149, 169, 182, 282, 382, 482, 580, 582, 582 Special, 680, 682, 782, 782D, 784, 800, 805, 882, 982, 984, 986, 1000, 1015, 1100, 1105, 1110, 1200, 1250, 1282, 1450, 1512, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1610, 1615, 1620, 1650, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1806, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1912, 1914.