M1009 speedometer bounce

[realm]

I read the TM's about replacing speedometer cable, adapter, and gear, but do I need to replace all of that, or is there a more common issue I should start with?

My speedo just bounces all over the place on like a 15mph gap... so like between 40 and 55 that speedo is just going all over the place. I thought you could only go all speeds when you exceed Warp10.

 

[frodobaggins]

Nerd

(Of course.. I get the reference, so I guess I'm guilty as well)

Sorry, no help on the speedo.

 

[realm]

LOL... and don't forget your username is a little person with hairy feet who secretly had a crush on his gardener.

 

[GreenBull]

Inspect it and as long as its not kinked the speedo cable can be lubricated to solve speado bounce.

Pull the cluster. Using needle nose pliers pull the cable out of its casing (it only comes out from the top). Clean with brake clean and clean shop towel. Lubricate the cable by wiping on a light coat of wheel bearing grease before reinstalling. you don't want to wind up with a blob of grease at the cluster end after reinstalling the cable into the case. A light coating is all that is required. If you want o be slick or there is a lot of dirt in the case you can disconnect the casing from the Tcase and flush the cable casing with brake clean and shop air.

Good luck.

 

[Stonepicker1]

Inspect it and as long as its not kinked the speedo cable can be lubricated to solve speado bounce.

Pull the cluster. Using needle nose pliers pull the cable out of its casing (it only comes out from the top). Clean with brake clean and clean shop towel. Lubricate the cable by wiping on a light coat of wheel bearing grease before reinstalling. you don't want to wind up with a blob of grease at the cluster end after reinstalling the cable into the case. A light coating is all that is required. If you want o be slick or there is a lot of dirt in the case you can disconnect the casing from the Tcase and flush the cable casing with brake clean and shop air.

Good luck.

That is what I had to do to mine last year. It fixed the bounce. Good luck.

 

[frodobaggins]

LOL... and don't forget your username is a little person with hairy feet who secretly had a crush on his gardener.

LOL, yeah, the movie version had the character interaction a little odd.