My other Early A ---65 Dart post

More speedometer and gauge fun. Ive had the cluster out several times for tweaking. With the new speedo cable it was working for a while. Just barely anyhow. Jumping up and down way too much.

First I noticed that when I had my hand on the end of the assembly ( while screwing on the cable) that it moved around alot. The speedometer screws to the cluster with two screws. There are rubber bushings/ washers on the screws which had worn away to nothing. I used a pair of small rubber o- rings to get it tight again. It worked to get the slop out but not to stop the jumping. Eventually it started making lots of noise and the speed was way off. Showing 60-70 mph at around 40.

Removed the whole assembly once again for inspection. Used my cordless drill and bit kit with a square drive bit. Cordless drill on reverse with square bit shoved into the slot where the speedo cable goes. Pull the trigger and the noise was definitely in there. From what I have read, the bushings go bad inside the unit where the shaft spins and makes the moving parts contact.

I pulled out my spare cluster to compare the two and couldn't see a difference except my spare one had the shaft frozen and would not spin at all. Theres a lil plug on the housing i pulled out and sprayed with pb blaster to loosen it back up. Spun it up in my hand with the drill and now its back in business. Nice n quiet, no jumping around