Jorn

Hei again
My Speedometer and Tachometer are making noise? Are there a cure for that or should I replace them with new ones? Both cables are new and if I use a drilling machine instead of generator or Transmission its still making noise!Is it possible to lubricate or?
C1,1959.

Regards Jorn

vt65

yes, coat the cables with a bit of white lithium grase from end to end, should make the difference

monkfunk

My speedo made a terrible squeel, bounced around and then Croaked!! Didnt tear it back apart yet but it's not the cable.

jasmil

Needs to be removed abd professionally rebuilt. Try Harrison Speedometer in Jupiter, Florida.

Frankie the Fink

If both cables are new I hope you lubed them before installation or else no wonder they are making noise. You can disconnect the speedometer at the back of the dash cluster and drop the cable and pull the long flexible piece that goes inside the tube out and lube it liberally (put a rag in the driver's side floorboard to catch excess lube. You can do the same (only easier) by pulling the tach cable off of the generator....

Lithium should work or you can buy some Kable-Eze at your local auto store (but its a little messier to use)..

salty_waders

What about at C2? Same thing except pull the tach cable from dist?

Donald #31176

On the tach cable there is a bulb like end on the dash side which prevents taking the cable off from the distributor side.

Jorn

I will try to lube both cables because I haven't done it before inst.
Thanks for all the reply

Steve59

there is one caution when lubing these cables. Only lube the cable to within about a foot of the Speedo/Tach gauge itself. This will prevent the migration of the lube into the gauges and gumming up everything.

Bill Irwin

Was just about to post what Steve did. Bill.