Hmm. Mine has exhibited this "feature" for 10 or 12 years, through removing
the angle drive and replacing the cable. Go ahead and try it, but I suspect
the speedo itself may need an internal cleaning (which I have never got
around to doing).
on 7/24/01 8:15 PM, Andrew B. Lundgren at lundgren@byu.net wrote:
> Your cable is probably on the verge of binding up. You can try to lube
> it, or just replace it. If it does bind, and if you still have any of
> the elbow joints with the drive gears inline, you will be replacing
> your elbows as the plastic piece inside will break off.
> They go for about $100 each. A new cable is about $10-$15 IIRC. I
> wouldn't mess with this one. (I lost an elbow joint...)
>
> If you have any elbow joints, I would disconnect the speedo cable down
> at the tranny now and replace the cable ASAP.
>
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:40:49 -0500, Tyson Sherman wrote:
>
>>
>> What would make the speedometer needle wiggle at
>> speed. It gets bad at about 50 mph but I didn't
>> get up any faster than that. I seem to remember
>> it would get worse where at 70 it looks like
>> you're going anywhere between 50 and 90.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tyson
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