Bouncing speedo

[SHOsFAST]

Don't know if this is the right place for this... Anywho my speedometer bounces all the the time, not really bad just a couple of MPH, any ideas?

 

[MADDOG11]

1st get some liquid graphite, remove the speedo cable assem, disassemble, **** cable/sheeth, reassemble and refit. If this does not work you may need a new cable assem. and/or speedo head.

 

[Off Road SHO]

The inner core that does the actual rotating is just a bunch of wires that have been tightly twisted together into a small cable. The ends are smashed into a square shape by a special press so that it doesn't slip inside the speedo housing. A lot of times, one of the little wire will wear to the point where it breaks and moves away from the bundle. It then catches on the sheath on every revolution. The cure is a new cable.

Another problem is that the lubricant drys out and at the bends in the sheath the core will stick, unstick, stick, unstick.... and so on. The cure for this is a good liquid graphite lubricant.

Good luck.

Tom

 

[1993MTXSHO]

my sho did that but to a much worse degree it was just some adjustment i think down by the tranny but if your cable is bad I have a cluster out of my 94 atx for sale if you need it just pm me.

 

[SHOsFAST]

Thanks everyone I will check the assembly 93MTXSHO, I will PM you if needed. Thanks again for the help everybody.