[Shotimes] speedometer crazy

[Dave Garber]

A bad speedo cable will also cause this (happened with my 95). The
inside of the cable gets worn and the cable itself gets 'stuck' inside
of the groove. What happens is it ends up winding up like a spring and
when it lets loose, the speedo jumps way up due to the cable spinning so
fast do to being wound up. It was much worse the colder it got outside.


Dave Garber 
Pittsburgh, PA
99 White

-----Original Message-----
From: George Fourchy [mailto:krazgeo@jps.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:35 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] speedometer crazy

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:38:52 -0500, ROBERT SCHIRMER wrote:

>Neighbor has a '93 sable with a normal ford speedometer, who's needle 
>now swings wildly when it it being driven. Your thoughts would be
appreciated??

For some reason, the magnetic yoke around the disc that is induced to
move and then move the needle is rubbing the disc (is too close to it).
My black car did this too, with its original gauge cluster.  We put
(actually Mark did) a new cluster in it, and it is OK.  I haven't had a
chance to investigate what is happening, but if the cable stretches, for
some reason (possibly during a cable change),  it COULD push against the
yoke and make it contact the disc.  

That's all I've been able to come up with, so far.  There are SO many
things I need to do to these two cars (Lowrdr and Black), but have had
NO time.

George
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