One of the speedometers I opened up and lubed now
consistently sticks at 0 until I reach about 20 MPH.
The cable may not be the cause. The cause is most
likely a misalignment between the magnetic wheel
and pick up wheel.

With the intention of providing room to apply lube where
the shaft passes through
a metal part, I pressed the magnetic wheel off a little.
NO need to do this. Doing so bent that metal part a little
which caused a slight misalignment between magnetic wheel
and pickup.

The OEM lube I saw was likely dried out somewhat but it looked
and felt relatively thick. I mixed up a solution of hi temp
grease with some kind of penetrating fluid. I used mineral oil
at other points (related to needle and pickup cup)

Here's a bunch of pics on two speedometers I opened up

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1985VanagonTransporterSpeedometerGuts
https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1982Or83DieselSpeedometerClipOnCableType

On 12/28/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> For your sticking needle most likely someone used the wrong oil and it is
> just gummed up. Some "clock" oil on the needle movement would probably take
> care of that. Use of a GPS can take care of that need and may be much
> accurate than that speedometer anyway. If you do send it out for repair
> inquire about getting it calibrated for the tire size you are using.

--
Neil n

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