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speedo in 1956 f100

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#1 ·
i just ordered a new speedo cable and installed it in my 56 ford f100, which has a 302 engine and AOD tranny. the speedo was making a terrible grinding noise when i took it around the block. i loosened and reconnected the cable at the back to the speedometer, it then was bouncing all around and stuck at 90 mph and now won't move---help

dj
 
#6 ·
If lubing the speedometer cable does not fix the problem, the head may be locked up. I had a 40 Ford that I bought with no speedometer cable. I bought the correct cable and lubed it. The speedometer worked for less than a block. :smash: I believe the cable was removed to disguise the fact that the speedometer was not working. SO ... I bought a NOS one from Dennis Carpenter Ford in Charlotte NC. Installed it ( it was pretty ;) ) and it was not any better than the old locked up one. Sitting on the shelf for 60 plus years was not good for it. Dennis Carpenter offered a refund :thumbup: but I kept it and sent it off to a speedometer repair service where it was cleaned and lubed. Worked great ... when installed the second time.

Hope the cable lubrication works for you.

Deuce

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