I am always amazed at where I find spider nests in old vehicles. In behind any trim you care to mention; inside electrical sockets; everywhere. Just now, I went to clean up my spare speedometer for the 49 3600 and it was very stiff. I ended up disassembling it further than I wanted, but expected to find corrosion as the culprit.
Finally I Removed the clockspring - and the issue was a $#@%ing the spider nest of a TINY spider species, right in those inner workings. Nothing tiny about the nest though, the egg sack and "leavings" had gummed the whole thing up to the point it wouldn't turn. Turns freely now. Sorry no pictures, didn't think of it until after.
Previously I've found them inside the horn assemblies and got everything working after cleaning - the webs/egg sack and their "leavings" can really interfere with things; and themselves do cause corrosion on steel.
Anyone have similar experiences with these little devils?
