My speedo wobbles to 4th gear

hollowch

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #1

It literally wobbles back and forth all the way until I hit 4th gear. What the F does that mean? Bad speedo?

 

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OX1

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #2

Possibly binding speedo cable.

 

70_Steve

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #3

hollowch said:

It literally wobbles back and forth all the way until I hit 4th gear. What the F does that mean? Bad speedo?

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Most likely, your F'n speedo cable need to be lubricated. Disconnect the speedo cable from the back of the speedometer, and pull through the firewall. You can buy (used to be able to buy) speedometer cable lubricant. It was just graphite suspended in a solvent, to help wash the graphite down the cable housing. Do not use oil, WD-40, etc. It will make the problem worse.

 

Ethansdad73

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #4

we use somthing simialar for the locks on our drawers at work...its messy just a fyi

 

lonesouth

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• Sep 16, 2010

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if that is a stock transmission, you've got more problems than just your speedo cable...

;D

 

Steve83

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #6

This is what Ford recommends for speedo cable lube:


%) Click it.