'94 YJ Speedometer

Our '94 YJ speedometer "jiggles" up and down when driving at steady speeds.
I assume it needs a new speedometer cable. Has anyone changed their speedo
cable? Any installation hints?

Tom

Hi Tom,
Have you tried lubricating it with chassis grease or graphite? Your
cable disconnects at the speedometer, Real ones unscrew, yours probably
has plastic clip that you just squeeze and pull loose from the meter,
then just slide it out. If it is frayed, we're usually forced buy a one
size fits all, and cut and metal or crimp a new end on:
http://www.billhughes.com/speedoCable.jpg You might switch to a more
accurate CJ meter, like:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/swb/articles/dash.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O


mabar wrote:
>
> Our '94 YJ speedometer "jiggles" up and down when driving at steady speeds.
> I assume it needs a new speedometer cable. Has anyone changed their speedo
> cable? Any installation hints?
>
> Tom

Thanks Bill. I will try greasing it.

Tom

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Tom,
> Have you tried lubricating it with chassis grease or graphite? Your
> cable disconnects at the speedometer, Real ones unscrew, yours probably
> has plastic clip that you just squeeze and pull loose from the meter,
> then just slide it out. If it is frayed, we're usually forced buy a one
> size fits all, and cut and metal or crimp a new end on:
> http://www.billhughes.com/speedoCable.jpg You might switch to a more
> accurate CJ meter, like:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/swb/articles/dash.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> mabar wrote:
> >
> > Our '94 YJ speedometer "jiggles" up and down when driving at steady
speeds.
> > I assume it needs a new speedometer cable. Has anyone changed their
speedo
> > cable? Any installation hints?
> >
> > Tom

Bill, you ever get any grease to really work well? Every time I tried
(or got grease/oil into the cable) it would drag and jump all over the
place after a few months. I've got 2 bottles for speedo cables - one
uses a kerosene (or a really light oil) mixed with graphite, the other
is straight powdered graphite. That's all I've ever had any real luck
with - altho the powdered graphaite has to be the messiest stuff I've
ever used.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:38:00 UTC L.W.(ßill) Hughes III
> wrote:

> Hi Tom,
> Have you tried lubricating it with chassis grease or graphite? Your
> cable disconnects at the speedometer, Real ones unscrew, yours probably
> has plastic clip that you just squeeze and pull loose from the meter,
> then just slide it out. If it is frayed, we're usually forced buy a one
> size fits all, and cut and metal or crimp a new end on:
> http://www.billhughes.com/speedoCable.jpg You might switch to a more
> accurate CJ meter, like:
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/swb/articles/dash.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> mabar wrote:
> >
> > Our '94 YJ speedometer "jiggles" up and down when driving at steady speeds.
> > I assume it needs a new speedometer cable. Has anyone changed their speedo
> > cable? Any installation hints?
> >
> > Tom


--
Will Honea

Hi Will,
Maybe, that's why I've done thousands of them. I used rubber lube
on the suspension rubber bushings, too ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Will Honea wrote:
>
> Bill, you ever get any grease to really work well? Every time I tried
> (or got grease/oil into the cable) it would drag and jump all over the
> place after a few months. I've got 2 bottles for speedo cables - one
> uses a kerosene (or a really light oil) mixed with graphite, the other
> is straight powdered graphite. That's all I've ever had any real luck
> with - altho the powdered graphaite has to be the messiest stuff I've
> ever used.