Re: Speedo cable

[Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It probably is the cable but just to let you guys know there is a place to 
lubricate the speedo head itself.  I had one seize up in a 66 Charger I 
owned and it snapped the cable. The speedo was making squealing sounds off 
and on before it happened. On the back of the speedo there's a small hole 
with a cotton wick. You have to take the speedo out of the instrument 
cluster to see it. I was able to lubricate the wick and kept turning it over 
with a drill motor and a piece of the broken cable and got it to work freely 
again. I've never seen anything in a service manual about lubricating this 
wick. I guess it only has to be done every 40 or 50 years.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Adams" <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:36 PM
Subject: RE: Speedo cable


> I put a new cable in my Polara, but that didn't fix it...it turned out
> to be the odometer was dragging. I removed the odometer and the speedo
> ran a lot smoother.
>
> george smith wrote:
> > Take the cable out of the housing and use graphite
> > between your thumb and forefinger to lube it. That
> > might do it.
> > --- harry skalla <moweepea@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Clear DayHi all, two mornings ago my speedo started
> > > making noise.At first
> > > just in the mornings, but now it does it all the
> > > time and is getting worse.
> > > Speedo goes crazy, at 10 then goes to 50, back down
> > > to 5 back to 40 etc.
> > > Very erratic.   Question, is the cable  bad, or is
> > > it is in the head?  And
> > > is there a fix?  Thanks...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                 1964 Dodge 440
> > > Butch
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.