One of the speedometers I opened up and lubed now consistently sticks at 0 until I reach about 20 MPH. The cable may not be the cause. The cause is most likely a misalignment between the magnetic wheel and pick up wheel. With the intention of providing room to apply lube where the shaft passes through a metal part, I pressed the magnetic wheel off a little. NO need to do this. Doing so bent that metal part a little which caused a slight misalignment between magnetic wheel and pickup. The OEM lube I saw was likely dried out somewhat but it looked and felt relatively thick. I mixed up a solution of hi temp grease with some kind of penetrating fluid. I used mineral oil at other points (related to needle and pickup cup) Here's a bunch of pics on two speedometers I opened up https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1985VanagonTransporterSpeedometerGuts https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1982Or83DieselSpeedometerClipOnCableType
On 12/28/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > For your sticking needle most likely someone used the wrong oil and it is > just gummed up. Some "clock" oil on the needle movement would probably take > care of that. Use of a GPS can take care of that need and may be much > accurate than that speedometer anyway. If you do send it out for repair > inquire about getting it calibrated for the tire size you are using.
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