Speedometer Cable Fix - noisy noise lube

Noisy clattering speedometer cable fix graphite lubrication Toyota pickup truck. How to fix a noisy speedometer cable.

[detenator]

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[gbanta]

YouTube is an incredible help to me in so many situations. I'm glad to know that I can somehow repay back into the system.

[martynjames]

Try pulling out the inner cable from the gearbox end. Then, put some graphite grease on it - I use copper slip - or normal grease - and then poke it gently up and down. Clean the cable with light oil to remove more solid grease that might cause hiccups. A slight hiccup in the smoothness of the cable causes a bit of twisted flexing and then when it springs back it zips into your speedo and makes the needle wobble. New cable? If you just pull out the old cable you can slip the new one up the old outer - if it is OK - and then not need to remove the dash. Just lube it up with graphite grease and poke it in and out a few times, carefully etc. I just cleaned lubed my old cable and now it is fine - no noise or the needle jumping about - without removing it. Make sure it lines up with the spline when putting it back together. Gently.

[GereDJ]

Two things wrong with this method 1) The mixture will eventually flow through the cable housing into the transmission, not healthy. 2) The cable generally can be pulled out from the top, cleaned, inspected, coated with Luberplate and re-inserted. Graphite is not recommended, it hardens after time. Best bet is Luberplate, that sort of beige-white paste grease found in most machine shops. You need to completely remove the cable from the housing and apply a thin coating with your fingers as you push the cable back through the housing. Also apply a 2-3 drops of Triflow liquid lube to the brass tip bushing at rear of the speedo and work it in. PS: Usually it's not the cable making the noise, but the speedo head itself because the magnet shaft may be near seizing up due to lack of any lube and/or worn magnet shaft bushings. If it seizes up, it will snap the cable in two.

[gabrielchavez]

thanks for the video, I'm having the same problem

[omnipotentdwarf]

My cable squeals when it's freezing cold out. I've got to work on mine soon.

[gbanta]

I'm sure it would help but for all the effort involved in getting to it I would go for the graphite spray at minimum. you just want to do it once

[circasurpriseme]

@gary Banta thank you for this I'm a complete noob to this I recently inherited my grandfather's 1990 toyota 22re . The speedo doesn't work and have been looking on how to replace it . I took a part the dash got the cable unplugged but realized quickly I could not pull enough slack to plug it back in .. how do I get that slack and do u have a video of how to replace the cable I haven't even found a great write up on where the cable runs or even the speedo location on the transmission. . any advice would help incredibly.

[modeljetjuggernaut]

I have a 1970 with an audible click click click on the left side ...like a thin metal strip being flicked. Changes with speed.. Speedo cable symptom?

[thenman]

yeah I'm just gonna buy new cable