62 Speedometer

["jerry hesch" <jerryhesch@xxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Dick's suggestion re speedometer shop.  I have succeeded short
term with graphite lubrication, but ultimately have taken it in to the
speedo shop, always felt like the price was reasonable and the service
exceptional.  They usually are a little mom n pop operation next to that
good fish taco joint.  In fact, I once saw Dick Benjamin at the speedo shop
but was in too much awe of the sage that I failed to introduce myself.  It
absolutely escapes me as to why he was driving a Yugo.  It looked like it
had been given a frame off restoration, engine purred like a kitten and
burped like a puppy.   One of the benefits is that they can, and usually as
part of their service, will calibrate the speedometer.  I used to get
accused of speeding, but didn't believe my accusers.  One day I came up from
behind a police officer and the traffic was moving quite slow, so I passed
him and his citizen entourage, much to my dismay-he sped up followed this
brazen citizen in a 4-cylinder (typically SLOW) Volvo, and gave me a ticket.
He asked if Bernadine Hesch was my Mother, I said yes, he said-"she was my
teacher".  I still got a ticket!  So off to the speedo shop and taco place
went I.  Another Volvo story, I had dry rot in one of the tires, I believe I
was rotating a spare that may have been original.  The car made awful noise
at highway speeds, as though the front end was gonna fall right off, and no
one at the allignment shop could identify the problem.  Finally, the tire
blew up.  I learned my lesson and always replace when I can see early dry
rot-cracking that may be superficial on the wall of the tire.  The final
Volvo story is I got disabled in a Volvo, (not kidding-lumbar and cervical
fusion) I think they should send me a trophy??? or some $$$$, maybe I could
do a Scandinavian tour....Well, at least my sick sense of humor was
unaffected.
Jerry53

. ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 62 Speedometer


> This is a fairly common symptom, caused by wear in the bearing on which
the
> internal spinner turns within the drag cup.  When the bearing is worn out
> and begins to wobble at high speed, it allows actual glancing contact to
the
> drag cup, which will peg the needle.  You need a replacement speedometer,
> Kerry, or else take it to a speedometer repair place and have them go
> through it.
>
> Sometimes lubrication of this bearing will settle things down for a little
> while, but the problem will recur, especially in cold weather.  You could
> try some oil in the wick above the cable socket - it might help for a
while.
>
> Also make sure the cable is not bent and applying sideways pressure on the
> back of the speedometer head - this makes the problem worse by stressing
the
> bearing.  I've seen them where simply re-routing the cable to avoid any
> sideways pressure or twist on the cable will calm down a noisy or erratic
> speedometer - again, for a little while anyway.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 7:20 AM
> Subject: IML: 62 Speedometer
>
>
> My 'new' 62 has an interesting speedo problem.  When you get up to about
65,
> the traveling band (needle) goes up to about 100 pretty rapidly and stays
> there until you slow down below 40 or so.
>
> Anyone seen a problem like this?
>
> KerryP
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