62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

[John F.]

Pulled the cable out and it doesn't look chewed up. This car sat for 20 years in a garage up on blocks. Can I disconnect the cable at the tranny end and sparay some cleaner such as WD-40 and put air to it and blow it out toward the tranny. Then lubricate it!

[Joe R.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

John,

You would be best served by purchasing a NEW cable and replacing the old one IF that is your problem! WD-40 and lubricant is the road to disaster!

JR

[Mike E.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

John,
the problem more often is that the actual speedometer head itself is lacking lubricant/dried out. There's an article in an old Restorer on how to lube the speedo head.

[John F.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

Mike, Could I get a copy of that article somehow? Is cluster removal required? This is a Bowtie candidate and I wonder if I can mess with it prior to judging.

[Vinnie P.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

John...check your email

[Philip P.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

I used some lubricant called cable ez seem to work, cleaned the cable and then added the lubricant, I was reccommended by someone here.
My speedometer would "catch" I guess that is how to describe it.
Phil

[Peter V.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

John,

My early '61 had the exact same problem.

Lubricant and tranny fluid had worked its way up into the speedo head. You may have to pull the gauge cluster to fix it.
Find the source of the fluid and/or lubricant - once you stop it, things should be fine. The cable could be just fine.

Peter

[Bruce B.]

Re: 62 speedometer needle bouncing then going to the high side

John,
Same problem on a 62 a few years back.
Pull the cluster out , otherwise if you hook it up and drive it you will ruin the speedo mechanism.