<VV> Speedo

[J R Read]

Eric,

Despite another post which said not to use WD40, I do recall lclc once 
saying that a speedo head can "sometimes" be made to work by taking the 
cable housing loose from the back side and squirting WD40 (he did not say 
how much) into the whole where the square cable end would normally be 
inserted.  You can turn the outer round piece with your fingers enough to 
see if the needle and the odo both move - several turns of course.

No guarantee this will work in your current situation - and YMMV.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
To: <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Speedo


>I took a piece of old bad cable and cut off the end so that an inch
> stuck out.  Then used the big floppy buffer to turn it.  No housing.
>
> I have not tried the nut loosened, good idea.  Today I drove on the
> freeway 5 miles and it magically was working sortof again (under 35
> -- would not go higher, seems correct under 35.
>
> I am beginning to think it is lubrication in the speedo ... perhaps
> the dremel is turning way fast ... if I could only figure a way to
> lubricate it w/out tearing my early coupe apart.  I hate that job ...
> hard not to scratch the steering column, the PG cable is a beatch ...
> I did it once and forgot the high beam cardboard tube and had to do
> it twice which truly sucked ... it always sucks to finish a job and
> see an extra part on the bench!
>
> Do you know if wd40 is OK?  I was thinking of drilling a small hole
> in the bottom of the case where the gears are and shoving a wd40 tube
> in an blasting it ... probably a bad idea.  But I am grasping at straws 
> ...
>
> Eric
>
>