62 speedo bouncy needle

[Wally A.]

sent my 62 speedo head out for repair, worked great except for a bouncy needle at cruising speeds
well, was i sticker shocked. not to mention who i sent it to. was told only way to
repair is for a complete rebuild.... over 525.00 decided to pick up , any suggestions for a plan B
or is it really neccessary for what i was told. like having a flat tire and buying 4 new tires to fix
a problem. thanks for your input....

[Kenneth B.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

It's out & at the shop. Having the whole speedo redone makes sense to me It's like doing a partial engine rebuild. It makes no sense.

[Mike T.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

Wally - Any 'noise' from your speedo housing while it's bouncing?

[Vinnie P.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

Wally...very often the fix is to lubricate the cable...I would start there first...

[Wally A.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

for starters, i put a drill motor on back of speedo head and still see needle bounce.
is this correct to say the problem is in the head and not the cable? or hooking a drill motor
is not the right thing to do. the speedo works fine with no noise, just a 10 mph jump back and forth

[Mike T.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

Wally - Which way did you have the drill turning?

[Wally A.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

backwards, the only way it will read MPH

[Mike T.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

Just checking - I've never tried it forwards and was wondering if you did check it that way would the needle still bounce but only hang around the starting peg.

[Terry D.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

You might check with other repair shops. Some are listed in the driveline. Ask for references. There is a wide range of prices to fix any old gauge. Some shops believe that because you own a collectable you have money to throw away.

Terry

[Frank D.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

You might check with other repair shops. Some are listed in the driveline. Ask for references. There is a wide range of prices to fix any old gauge. Some shops believe that because you own a collectable you have money to throw away.

Terry

I'd call and talk to Bill Harrison down here in Florida: http://www.harrisonspeedometer.com/contactme.html
He is used by a lot of my Corvette pals. $525 seems high to me for repairing a bouncing needled - but I haven't had gauge work done in 7 years so who knows ??

[Harry S.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

I'm with Vinnie, start with the cable.....Remove it from the car, clean the inside of the outer cable, clean the inner cable, lube the inner and put it back together.

[Brian T.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

You may also look for any signs that grease has worked its way up the cable and into the mechanism. That is a no no. Excessive bounce can also break the pointer, and may indicate the speed cup is going to fail.

[Joe R.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

It should cost no more than $185.00 to completely rebuild the frame with new bearings, new #1, new #2 and new #3. That should fix any speedometer. Now that is not a cosmetic rebuild but it should work for another 100,000 miles or more. Of course that won't include shipping!

JR

[Wally A.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

that kind of price to do a repair as you noted, sounds great, can you give me a name.
thanks for your input wally

[Willard M.]

Re: 62 speedo bouncy needle

Various rebuilders advertise in the Driveline. I had my 54 speedo rebuilt by D and M Restorations, 800-722-0854. They fixed my bouncing needle and quick turn around. I don't recall the cost but is wasn't $525.