Model A Speedometers

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lvonnordheim

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I am new to this forum so this is my first post.

I live in Fallbrook, California., and I have a Model A Speedometer that needs to be cleaned and oiled.

Any suggestions to where I can have this done?

Thank you,

Les Von Nordheim
1929 Model A Pickup Roadster
 
Welcome, Les. There are speedo rebuilders listed at the top of this forum in the "stickies" section, and they're all good and reasonably priced. Send it off to one of them. Your won't be disappointed.
 
Hi Les,
Is it making noise? If so it could be your speedometer cable and not the speedometer. Fairly simple to remove the cable assembly and pull out the inner cable and lube it. Might save you some bucks.

Welcome to the forum.
 
Welcome. Also make sure the cable doesn't have any sharp bends or kinks in the cable. Someone installed the first cable clamp into the lower frame rail on my car, and the cable was almost riding on the muffler. I moved the clamp to the hole in the upper frame rail, and removed and lubed the inside cable, and it's been fine for 10 years.
 
lvonnordheim said:
I am new to this forum so this is my first post.

I live in Fallbrook, California., and I have a Model A Speedometer that needs to be cleaned and oiled.

Any suggestions to where I can have this done?

Thank you,

Les Von Nordheim
1929 Model A Pickup Roadster
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Papanick. See his ads on the "For Sale" Section

He does nice work and will negotiate..
 
Welcome to the Fordbarn, great place for finding stuff. As to the speedometer, try turning the input where the cable goes in with the tips of your fingers. If it does not turn easily, it is too tight and in need of service. The green grease that Stewart Warner put in there 85+ years ago has turned to concrete. Also the pot metal that the framework is made of expands over time and gets tight on the shaft that runs through it What happens is that the odometer rolls up the next 1000 or 10000 miles and has to turn another row of numbers that haven't moved in decades, this adds extra stress to the drive system and twists the cable off. I have restored over 1000 of these and can help you with a variety of options.

My website is www.marksspeedometer.com
 
And DON'T try using WD-40 to lube anything inside the speedometer.
It does bad things to potmetal, and it isn't meant to be a lubricant anyway.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
And DON'T try using WD-40 to lube anything inside the speedometer.
It does bad things to potmetal, and it isn't meant to be a lubricant anyway.
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Can't even trust their website!

Here are just a few of the "falsehoods" listed;
• Lubricates wheels on rolling dressers
• Lubricates moving joints of futon
• Lubricates slide-out attic ladders
• Lubricates wheels on rolling Ping-Pong tables
• Lubricates bearings on TV table wheels
• Lubricates storm door piano hinges
• Lubricates clothesline retractor
• Lubricates lawn cart axles
• Lubricates garden windmills
• Lubricates squeaky weathervanes
• Lubricates curtain rods for better sliding
• Lubricates cigarette case hinges
• Lubricates sewing machine handle
• Lubricates throttle cables on rototillers
• Lubricates lawn fertilizer spreader gears
• Lubricates and stops squeaks on folding animal cages
• Lubricates swiveling picture hangers
• Lubricates drive belt pulley bearings on lawnmower
• Lubricates piano bench hinges
• Lubricates TV stand swivel mechanism
• Lubricates straight pins for easier sewing of heavy fabric (denim)
• Lubricates rotating spice racks
• Lubricates handle on ice cream makers
• Lubricates speed control cable on power mower
• Lubricates hose winder
• Lubricates gears on Rotisserie barbecue
• Lubricates spin wheel on vertical blinds
• Lubricates wind-driven attic turbo vents
• Lubricates plate holder hinges
• Lubricates air nozzle of balloon pump
• Lubricates spinning wheels
• Lubricates adjuster button on canes
• Lubricates baby buggy wheels
• Lubricates blade-agitator assemblies in food blenders
• Lubricates lawnmower throttle cables
• Lubricates rusted casters on rolling planters
• Lubricates sunshade joints
 
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