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

I just want to know what the best meathod for getting it to stop is.

The brakes?

 

The brakes?

 

hehe. 

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

Driving backwards might relieve the stress on your cable

Quote from: Bobzooki on November 17, 2009, 11:12:48 AM

The brakes?

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.....

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.

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.

if im not mistaken i remember reading that it was difficult to get to the back of the speedo....is this true?

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.

thank you. im glad now