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BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-14-2015, 01:27 PM

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The pot metal around the magnet shaft, in my Stewart Warner, was SO TIGHT! I drilled several 1/16" holes & injected some 2-cycle oil in them, with a syringe. Finally got it turning a bit, with a stub speedo cable, turned it SLOWLY, CCW, with a drill. Oiled it 2 more times, laid it in the sun for 3 days & rotated its' position several times. It freed up fairly well & hopefully it won't TWEEK my new cable.
I once knew a speedo repairman & he shared lots of "secrets" with me, even how to ERASE 67,000 miles, in 3 1/2 MINUTES!!
Bill W.

05-14-2015, 01:27 PM	#6
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Is it possible to lubricate the speedometer head? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The pot metal around the magnet shaft, in my Stewart Warner, was SO TIGHT! I drilled several 1/16" holes & injected some 2-cycle oil in them, with a syringe. Finally got it turning a bit, with a stub speedo cable, turned it SLOWLY, CCW, with a drill. Oiled it 2 more times, laid it in the sun for 3 days & rotated its' position several times. It freed up fairly well & hopefully it won't TWEEK my new cable. I once knew a speedo repairman & he shared lots of "secrets" with me, even how to ERASE 67,000 miles, in 3 1/2 MINUTES!! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"