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Old 08-23-2002, 02:40 PM
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Before I rebuilt the engine in my truck, the speedometer needle would bounce/wiggle until I hit 40 mph. Since it sat about 2 months during the rebuild, it now bounces until I hit 50-55 mph. I have greased the cable on the back side of the gauge. Would driving it more often help it any? Any help would be useful...thanks in advanced.
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Pull the cable and clean it up and then lube it with good speedometer cable lube.
 
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If the lube doesn't work you will need a new speedo cable.





 
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