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Title: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Taymer on November 16, 2009, 05:42:08 PM
my speedo makes noise when i get up to speed. I just want to know what the best meathod for getting it to stop is. Thanks
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Bobzooki on November 17, 2009, 11:12:48 AM
I just want to know what the best meathod for getting it to stop is.

The brakes?

 >:D
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Drone637 on November 17, 2009, 01:54:31 PM
The brakes?

 >:D

hehe.  :)

What year is the vehicle?  Does your speedo just squeek or does the needle bounce a bit as well?
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: shakydoug on November 17, 2009, 04:20:19 PM
Driving backwards might relieve the stress on your cable
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Taymer on November 17, 2009, 05:44:23 PM
The brakes?

 >:D

hehe.  :)



What year is the vehicle?  Does your speedo just squeek or does the needle bounce a bit as well?

Its a 95 4door and yes the needle does bounce. If it matters a have 30's on it as well, but it also does it with the stock size tire.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Drone637 on November 17, 2009, 06:35:46 PM
It sounds like a problem with the Speedo cable.  That would be the first thing I look at, possibly oiling it up or just replacing it.  Second is to actually swap out the speedo on the cluster.  The 96-98 ones seem to have a problem with the spring going bad then the needle breaking off for the speedo.  Haven't seen it as much of an issue on the older clusters.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: ar15tac on November 18, 2009, 01:04:39 AM
I don't know about on these cars, but in general a speedo cable is the same always and try some white lithium grease.  that is what i did for one of my cars, and it worked great.  I learned this on power block tv or something like that.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Bobzooki on November 18, 2009, 12:22:06 PM
In my 95 4-door, it wouldn't squeak, but it would hang up between 50 and 60.  I would just thump the dash, and it would correct itself.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Minmatar on November 18, 2009, 02:01:13 PM
In my 95 4-door, it wouldn't squeak, but it would hang up between 50 and 60.  I would just thump the dash, and it would correct itself.

LMAO

The next time i see some one pounding on the dash like donkey kong I now know what the issue is.....
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: johnhenry on December 18, 2009, 11:13:41 AM
I have a 1995 Sidekick JX and I have had a rattling needle for about a year now. Most of the time it is when I'm going approx. 25-35 mph. I'm glad someone asked this question, now I will how to fix it. Either lube it or replace it.
Thanks Guys.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: jawman on December 21, 2009, 08:21:43 PM
I had to go to the speedometer shop when I got my 95 tracker to get it working. all they did was took the tip of the cable off and slipped the inner cable out, dipped it in heavy grease ( looked like red bearing grease) and put it back together. I also had they check the spedo. head and he said it was good. it is a little jumpy at 20 -30 MPH, but it works good.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Taymer on December 22, 2009, 10:17:51 PM
if im not mistaken i remember reading that it was difficult to get to the back of the speedo....is this true?
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: jawman on December 23, 2009, 02:32:55 PM
no, there is about 4 screws on the face plate ring of the guage cluster. after you take the fast plate off, the cluster pops right off.
Title: Re: Squeaky speedo
Post by: Taymer on December 23, 2009, 06:20:08 PM
thank you. im glad now