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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 | Hey gang, My speedo needle is "bouncing", it does this irregularly, i.e. not all the time and moves 5 to 10 mph either side of the "real" speed, the rest of the time it reads nice and steady. I've pulled the cable and lubed it with white lithium grease, but doesn't seem to make any difference. Is the gauge at fault ? Do I need a new cable and housing? or is it the gear in the tranny. Thanks. Peter | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | Normally the cable is the issue, you could also pull the cable at the transmission and check the gear, I know on the old mustangs they are plastic and do wear out. Other than that somebody else will have to give advice.
Ed | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Check out United Speedometer's site www.speedometershop.com. There's a trouble shooting guide in their Faqs section on this subject. Might give you some ideas. Also, you should have used graphite on the cable, instead of grease. Those cables require a dry lubricant to be accurate.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 | Thanks for the advice, I'll try graphite (though I did use light white lithium grease, the speedometershop site recommends this too). | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | The problem with the grease is it will attract dirt and gum things up. I don't think adding the graphite now will help any since the grease is already added.
Ed | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | I've had bouncing needles where the core was actualy broke and grabbing every few revolutions.
Most likely there is a kink in the cable housing that kind of holds the core back a little until the speed increases. It's not usually a speedo problem.
IMOP, I don't think a different type of lube is going to help matters. You need to straighten out the cable and core.
Why don't you pull the cable completely out, Wash it thouroughly, inspect cable and core, and then relube and reinstall. Watch the routing to make sure there are smooth bends and no kinks. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 | I checked the cable and housing ... no bends, no kinks. I assume the thing is just plain worn out inside. Any advise on who has the best replacement or are they all the same? ChevyDuty and Carter's are cheap, Chev's of the 40's are expensive. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | I have been happy with everything I ordered from Jim Carter so far.
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