How to Clean Linear Arm Traverse Cable

[Lazarus Short]

I have a Sony PS-LX55II, and it has a linear-tracking arm(not Bio-Tracer ), pulled back and forth by a cable very much like the tuning cable in an AM/FM tuner. I think it was the shop I bought it from that did the deed, but they put too much silicone grease on the worm gear which just happens to be positioned above a portion of the cable. Yes, it did drip, and now the cable doesn't have enough traction to pull the arm. What solvent will best pull silicone grease out of the cable without melting the cable too?

[Alec124c41]

I would expect isopropyl alcohol to be safe to try. Maybe dust the cable with food grade (very fine) diatomaceous earth when you have removed all you can.
Good luck.

Cheers,
Alec

[Lazarus Short]

What a funny thing memory is! I took the bottom cover off, and found that the transverse cable which was off-white in my memory was black, and the grease I thought for sure was silicone, was white lith. Anyway, I did some cleaning, but decided that the little belt between the motor and the worm gear was too stretched. The cable was not the problem at all. I'll replace it with an o-ring of the right size and see how it does.

[Lazarus Short]

I went to the hardware store and bought three o-rings in small size increments similar to the original. The largest works, and the arm moves just fine. Thanks, Alec!