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Technical => General Tech Discussion => Topic started by: wv 57s forever on 2024-08-01 15:54

Title: speedometer
Post by: wv 57s forever on 2024-08-01 15:54
put new speedometer housing and cable in my 57 now the speedometer only goes to about 12 or 13 miles per hour any ideas what to do. it had been unhooked for many years.
Title: Re: speedometer
Post by: geraldchainsaw on 2024-08-02 14:19
might not cure your  problem,  but,   discosnnect the cable  from front  face plate,  pull cable out from cable shaft about 1", install,  put back together,  might work,,might not,  any things worth a  try,    jerry
Title: Re: speedometer
Post by: Lgcustom on 2024-08-02 15:59
It will be a lot of work, but if you can pull the speedometer out. be sure the internals are clean and oil it with a precision oiler as used for clocks. Then you can test it on the bench with a drill motor. Hope this helps.