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Coming home from the car show in Lima, I noticed the speedometer needle bouncing when I was going between 50 & 60 mph. If I was going 60 mph, the needle would go to 65 and then down to 55 & then back to 60. Any thoughts?

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Have you pulled out the speedometer cable and greased it recently?

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No. How often should that cable be greased?

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Just as necessay.


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Remove the cable housing from the back of the speedometer. Pull the cable (the part that spins inside the housing) out of the housing. Inspect, clean as/if necessary, apply a medium weight lubricant (I use white lithium assembly lube), leaving the last 2-3 inches on the speedometer end unlubed to keep the lubricant from running into the speedometer housing, insert the cable back into the housing and reattach the housing to the speedometer. You want thorough coverage of the cable with the lubricant but you don't want a lot of excess, you're not packing wheel bearings.


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I bought a tube of speedometer lube (graphite) many years ago. Is this product still used today on speedometer cables?
I do have white lithium grease as well. Would like the best choice with the least mess. Thanks

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If it was lubed with graphite previously that should work. If it was lubed with a "wet" product don't use graphite.


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The cable I installed was a NOS AC cable. I don't know if it was greased at the factory or if it would have been greased at the dealership upon installation. Anyway, this weekend, I will take the inner cable out, check it's condition and add grease. Thanks Kaygee, Gene and Tiny for your help. It is appreciated.

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By the looks that new cable is probably over 60 year old and ant lubricant has dried out.
If you use a thin grease use a very light coat only on 1/3 of the lower part.
Too much can find its way into the speedometer head.
Oil will also be OK as it will soften the old dried grease.


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