[Shotimes] speedometer crazy

[Jon Heese]

If this is the case (sticking speedo drive cable), you could replace it,
or just give it a good "brake-cleaner-then-lithium-grease" treatment
(yank the cluster to get at the gauge end).  Worked like a charm for me.

Jon Heese
'95 3.0 GL

On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 14:00, shotimes-request@autox.team.net wrote:
> 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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