1932 902 speedometer

Posted by Curtis Buck On 2011/2/27 15:05:41

OK, I did the brave thing and got a speedometer cable for my car and connected it to the engine. Then I drove around the block to be sure the cable was turning. When I connected the cable to the speedometer, nothing happened. So I took the speedometer off and put a nail in the cable hole. It did not turn.

That's when I took the whole speedometer apart and found the grease in the gears was a very old and firmly solid. So I softened the grease and removed the gears and cleaned them and oiled them with sewing machine oil. It now turns mostly smooth with a nail in the cable hole. I placed a nail in a drill and turned the drill counterclockwise. the speedometer holds a steady 25 miles per hour. Then I reconnected the cable to the speedometer and the speedometer still doesn't turn. So what am I not doing? Any help?

Curtis