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Old 09-10-2007, 01:24 AM   #15
rodhog
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Originally Posted by ROB-80E View Post
a bouncey needle 9 times out of 10 in our cars is caused by a faulty speedo cable. Basically the lube inside the cable starts to gum up.

But, with the LCD display, the readout isn't exactly what you'd call fast responce...so the effect of a sticky cable wouldn't be as great. Although if the needle was bouncing really bad, then yes, the numbers displayed will cycle and not hold a constant speed.

that's very true., it also leads to a borken speedo calbe. Usually if it's two peice the shorter bit.

seemed to hit both my mazd'as at 110,000km's but recnelty got bouncing speedo again Can't decide to put on new ones for just wait for it.

Oh but you can relube them. With what depends. I used graphite grease and 2 bar of compressed air on lazer cable and same thing on a old WB ute.
both cars never came back - both probelry scrap now.

If you can pull the whole thing out a number of different lubes out there.
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