Re: '49 Deluxe Speedo help please

Posted by David Grubbs On 2012/12/11 21:00:15

The 49 is accessible from the back on the speedometer. Mine was making noise also, so I took it loose and pulled the interior part free of the armor, and cleaned it with some carb cleaner. Let it dry overnight, then greased it with white lithium grease, taking care not to get much on the 5-6" closest to the speedometer head. You don't want to get excess grease or oil on the head. Then reinsert the cable into the armor. You will probably need to crawl under the car and disconnect the cable from the transmission into to get the square part to marry up. It's not difficult to do, just a bit messy. Be sure to snug up the nut to the transmission so that it doesn't leak. It doesn't take too much force. The other thing to look at is the speedometer itself. Sometimes it is good to clean the contacts with electronic contact cleaner, then recoil them using a toothpick with neatsfoot oil. Just a very sparse drop. Do this only if the cable trick doesn't take care of the noise.