Speedometer jumping
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Speedometer jumping
My stock 50 F1 speedometer is causing problems and I need some assistance on pinpointing the problem.
First the needle would not stay steady when running at a steady speed. It would jump about 3 mph back and forth. I took the cable out and greased it with Vaseline it worked for a few days and went to doing it again. This time I greased it with white lithium. It worked for a while but now sometimes the neddle will jump back and forth all the way and some times it will stay pegged out and make a noise until I stop and it will come back to zero.
I am wondering if it is in the speedometer itself. Any thoughts are appreciated.
First the needle would not stay steady when running at a steady speed. It would jump about 3 mph back and forth. I took the cable out and greased it with Vaseline it worked for a few days and went to doing it again. This time I greased it with white lithium. It worked for a while but now sometimes the neddle will jump back and forth all the way and some times it will stay pegged out and make a noise until I stop and it will come back to zero.
I am wondering if it is in the speedometer itself. Any thoughts are appreciated.
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My stock 50 F1 speedometer is causing problems and I need some assistance on pinpointing the problem.
First the needle would not stay steady when running at a steady speed. It would jump about 3 mph back and forth. I took the cable out and greased it with Vaseline it worked for a few days and went to doing it again. This time I greased it with white lithium. It worked for a while but now sometimes the neddle will jump back and forth all the way and some times it will stay pegged out and make a noise until I stop and it will come back to zero.
I am wondering if it is in the speedometer itself. Any thoughts are appreciated.
First the needle would not stay steady when running at a steady speed. It would jump about 3 mph back and forth. I took the cable out and greased it with Vaseline it worked for a few days and went to doing it again. This time I greased it with white lithium. It worked for a while but now sometimes the neddle will jump back and forth all the way and some times it will stay pegged out and make a noise until I stop and it will come back to zero.
I am wondering if it is in the speedometer itself. Any thoughts are appreciated.
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