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dasvis
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well, actually you guys have been helping me. I am currently having similar issues.
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1947 CJ2A #88659 "Rat Patrol"
1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty" 1964 Thunderbird convertible ..... & one of them moves under it's own power!! |
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cpt logger
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Let us know what you find please. I also have been following this thread, I just have no new input for this issue. However I am very interested in the outcome.
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drm101
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I went out to the barn after reading this yesterday, thinking I was going to lube my speedo. For the last few years mine will hang up and not return to 0. I had to tap on it to get it to go to 0. I pulled it out, and noticed that it works great when not mounted in the dash. I don't see a lubrication point on it. I reinstalled it and it's now returning to 0. Maybe the attaching nuts were too tight? Or a vortex.
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Dean
'47 CJ2A "Ron" '66 CJ5 "Buckie" The less the Power the More the Force |
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Jeff J
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I haven’t had one out in a very long time because I don’t figure the jeep goes fast enough to earn me a ticket. Generally speaking, if the cable slides out of the housing then it gets greased by hand. If not then hang it up by one end and let some oil drip into it and let it hang until oil comes out the bottom.
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Scratch
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I'm glad this old thread was brought back to life. I didn't even know oiling a speedometer was a thing. I do have a jeep with a bouncing speedo and now I know some possible solutions to it.
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dasvis
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Amazon.com: KABLE-EASE Cable and Chain Lubricant for all Control Cables - Stops and Prevents Cable Breakage : Automotive
This is what we used to sell at our parts store back in the day. Works great & does not gum up over time. |
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1947 CJ2A #88659 "Rat Patrol"
1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty" 1964 Thunderbird convertible ..... & one of them moves under it's own power!! |
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
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Steelyard Blues
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Well, since Seabiscuit is apparently alive and well, I will throw this out. I just went through my speedometer a couple months ago. Lubed everything up and replaced the glass. I suggest taking a look at this thread:
Micah
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https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
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binthere
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My memory tells me that when I was a young fella we were told to use graphite to lubricate the speedo cable. Grease or oil cause problems when they get cold making the cable hard to spin and cause breakage. It's what I use and have had no problems.
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chuck
1953 CJ3B "a fistfull of dollars" 1949 willys jeepster "a few dollars more" and a few other retirement toys |
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dasvis
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Pretty sure that is my issue. I loosened the cable end at the transfer case to give it a little more slack & the bouncing pretty much stopped. Will be ginding a little off of the end next.
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1947 CJ2A #88659 "Rat Patrol"
1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty" 1964 Thunderbird convertible ..... & one of them moves under it's own power!! |
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