Speedometer noisy and swinging wildly

J Haugo
J Haugo Member
edited April 2014 in HUDSON

How do I fix my '51 Hornet speedometer?  It's noisy and swings wildly.  I lubed the cable and not much help.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.  J Haugo

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  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    edited April 2014
    Jim,
    Look to see if there is a place to oil the speedometer.  It would be where the cable attaches to the back of the speedometer.  It might be a small hole or a piece of felt that gets oil. The Zoom Spout works great for getting oil up there.
    John Forkner

  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Squirt some WD 40 into the back of the spedo where the cable attaches
  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    Do as rare39 suggests.  Probably the brass bushing that the speedo cable plugs into has not been oiled for a long time.  Feel that extended part of the speedo housing, or look at it from above with a mirror, and you'll find a small (1/16 - 1/8" dia.) hole.  Put two or three drops of 3-in-one or other light oil.  Should fix it.
  • J Haugo
    J Haugo Member
    Thank you, John Forkner and Park W.  I just now saw the small hole you both mentioned.  I hadn't known that it was there.  I drove the car today and the speedometer is now working fine.  Maybe the lube of the cable helped after all.  I will be putting some oil down the hole when I get some oil. ( Would WD40 work? Just curious ).  Thanks again.  Jim Haugo
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    edited July 2015
    J Haugo, WD40 is not really an oil.  Best to use a light machine oil or even penetrating oil would be better than WD40.  It will work in a pinch, but it won't last (evaporates fairly quickly).  
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