Re: [Chrysler300] speed o meter bounces?

["Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A lot of earlier speedometer housings had a lubricant hole with a wick 
mechanism to lube the unit.  I've had good luck by getting new lubricant in 
there.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Chrysler 300 group" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Bill Leahy" 
<bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] speed o meter bounces?


> Billll -
>
> The speedo bounces because the cable inside the housing is binding. You 
> need
> to disconnect the housing, with the cable inside, from the tranny and the
> speedo head on the speedometer. Then pull the cable from the housing. 
> Clean
> out the housing, then clean the cable. When everything is real pretty, 
> lube
> the cable with liquid graphite. Get it all soaked up. Also put some in the
> cable housing. Then insert the cable back in the housing and reattach to 
> the
> speedo head and tranny. May bounce for a bit before settling in.
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Leahy" <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Chrysler 300 group" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:29 PM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] speed o meter bounces?
>
>
>> so i took a speed o meter out of my parts car and put it in...and it
>> bounced too.
>>
>> say from 45 to 90.
>>
>> anyone got a clue what to do next?
>>
>> billlllll in sunny kennewick, washington
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