Speedo Woes
I was out driving the other day, when my Speedometer starts squealing and the needle starts jumping around. The noise was so bad I had to pull the car over and just disconnect the speedo completely....
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Bearing is worn out. Best to just replace it. I drilled a hole in mine and would spray LPS in it, but it always came back.... and it is ANNOYING! Also, the more it does it, the more worn out it gets,...
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Mine does that too, usually in cold weather. When it locks up, it breaks the speedo cable. I will spray lots of WD-40 up into the hole where the cable attatches and hook the cable back up and it will...
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Tim, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. WD-40 is fish oil. For anything outdoors or that changes temperature, it's the worst thing you can use. Quickly turns into a sticky varnish.
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Disasemble the speedometer, lube the drive assembly with 3-in-1 or light machine oil and a small shot of lithium grease. Use 3-in-1 liberally on the speedometer cable fitting followed by a fingertip...
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DrDarby wrote: some red, green and blue transparent binder deviders. Great idea. My idiot light coloring is fading badly. I'll be sure to try this!
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There's usually enough unfaded bits of the color gels left in the speedo to be moved over the holes, but the binder idea is clever.
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I found one way to stop the squeaky- Lucas oil additive. I slop a little in there, and run a drill in the proper direction to get all the grease all thru the insides. Seems to work wonders.
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