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#58917 04/09/2006 1:37 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Just installed a new metal speedometer cable on my 1941 1/2 ton. Man does it scream!!!! What causes this. It's coming from the back of the speedometer itself. I have checked all the connections and they are good and tight. Thanks for your help.
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#58918 04/09/2006 4:04 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | Did you lube the cable? The core of the cable should slide completly out, I used white grease. | | |
#58919 04/09/2006 4:27 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | any grease/oil is a bad thing for speedo cables - use dry graphite only - with a new cable it'll be a dirty old speedo screamin, not the cable
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#58920 04/09/2006 6:23 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | Well, I was only reading the label....I have a tube of "Lubriplate" (white grease), and it says right on the label that it's for speedometer cables. :confused: . Me personally, I would still lube the cable. I can see a speedometer make a rub or ticking sound, but not a "screaming" sound. | | |
#58921 04/09/2006 6:56 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | check a brand new cable and see what it's "lubed" with - the high speed the cable insert turns heats oils and attracts dirt and grit to shorten useful life - gummy/sticky speedos can make sounds you'd only expect to hear from a stuck pig or a very unhappy baby  Bill | | |
#58922 04/09/2006 11:28 PM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | I have a "screaming" speedometer on my hotrod Packard. Is there anything I, not a shop, can do to fix it? Any web sites that offer any hints? Thanks
Six volt guy living in a twelve volt world
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#58923 04/09/2006 11:34 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I,ve put grease in them for 55 years & have not had a problem. Some times the core is a little to long & jams it. Try running with the collar a little loose. Spray a little WD40 type lube onthe stem of the speedo.
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#58924 04/10/2006 3:21 PM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | My '41 is well lubed and makes no noise at all. At least I can't hear it over the transmission. How fast are you going?? | | |
#58925 04/10/2006 4:06 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 | Did you try driving without the cable attached to the speedometer to see if it makes any noise? It may not be the cable that is making the noise.
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