Hi all,
Still trying to piece this 92 hatch back together inside.
The speedo needle had been bouncing real bad at speeds below 30. I pulled the old cable out and replaced the entire thing...sheath and cable. I did the search thing here and got a mixed amount of suggestions on proper lube of the cable. I tried using graphite first. Got it back together and yes, the low speed bounce was gone, but then it was doing a high speed drift...above 40mph the needle would just float around +- 30mph!
Yuck, so I pulled the cable out and cleaned it off, then tried regular all-purpose grease. This time it was smooth as silk...for about a week. Now it's back to bouncy needle. Each time I drive it seems to bounce at a different speed...sometimes around 20, sometimes around 45, etc. At times it's smooth as silk, then after starting out from a stop it starts to bounce/wiggle at whatever speed.
There is a new driven gear that is in excellent shape going into the transmission.
Is there a grease i can use to solve this issue once and for all? I am nearing the point where I put the instrument cluster and housing all back together, so I would like to get this thing done right.
Thanks for helping out again,
Ken
Still trying to piece this 92 hatch back together inside.
The speedo needle had been bouncing real bad at speeds below 30. I pulled the old cable out and replaced the entire thing...sheath and cable. I did the search thing here and got a mixed amount of suggestions on proper lube of the cable. I tried using graphite first. Got it back together and yes, the low speed bounce was gone, but then it was doing a high speed drift...above 40mph the needle would just float around +- 30mph!
Yuck, so I pulled the cable out and cleaned it off, then tried regular all-purpose grease. This time it was smooth as silk...for about a week. Now it's back to bouncy needle. Each time I drive it seems to bounce at a different speed...sometimes around 20, sometimes around 45, etc. At times it's smooth as silk, then after starting out from a stop it starts to bounce/wiggle at whatever speed.
There is a new driven gear that is in excellent shape going into the transmission.
Is there a grease i can use to solve this issue once and for all? I am nearing the point where I put the instrument cluster and housing all back together, so I would like to get this thing done right.
Thanks for helping out again,
Ken