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| | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19 | The speedo in my truck (1952) never had a needle (that I can recall or find anyway).
I bought a new needle from Jim Carters... but the new needle has a big open back which doesn't attach to the spindle of the speedo... so it seems that I'm missing a piece.
Does anyone know what that piece is and where I can find one? I hunted around at the hardware store for something to "fake" it to no avail.
Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | A search of the yellow pages for a speedo repair shop in your area will probably find you what you need. I don't know what the back of your needle or front of your speedo look like but failing that, you may be able to fill the back of the needle with epoxy, let it dry then use a tiny drill bit (the hardware store should be able to help you here) to drill a hole in the epoxy slightly smaller than the hole. You then push the needle onto the shaft. By far the best bet is the speedo shop. Good luck.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 141 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 141 | I'll tell you what makes a good speedo or tach needle - one of those MacDonald's coffee stirrers you get for free with a little brass ferrule from a small knitting needle super-glued somewhere on the flat area. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | sbtc, A "search" turned this rock over! Originally posted by afu45:
To answer the original question, how to install the replacment speedometer needle, this is what I did.
I ordered the replacement needle but it came without the center hub needed to fit on the speedo spindle. All it came with was the needle and the sheet metal cover. I filled the cover with JB Weld and let it set up until nearly hard. I drilled a hole in the center of the JB Weld with a drill bit just slightly smaller than the speedo spindle shaft. I then pressed the needle onto the spindle before the JB Weld set up completely.
After the JB Weld had set up the needle was ateched to the speedo. Make sure you have the needle pointing to zero when you press it on the spindle shaft. Stuart | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19 | Thanks... that's what I was looking for... the speedo shop wanted $175 to "look" at it. | | |
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