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locoluis30 · 11-12-2013, 10:08 PM

I got a weird noise from the speedo gauge,when driving, I want to lube the cable behind.Is there a clip holding it to the cluster? Anyone got a pic or tell me how to remove it ? Or remove the entire cluster if I got to?

Sodell · 11-12-2013, 10:25 PM

Yes there is a clip holding it in, you have to remove the cluster. You don't have to unhook everything to get it off though.

geezer#99 · 11-13-2013, 12:14 AM

You don't have to remove the cluster. Reach up under the dash where the cable is going into the cluster and push the clip on the bottom of the housing forward and pull the cable out.
Here's a link how to do it.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...00c152800b15bc

RandyP · 11-13-2013, 09:04 AM

You can reach the retainer clip w/out removing the cluster. But if you're going to be wanting to properly lube the cable, removing the cluster is the easiest thing in my opinion.

Push in on the retaining clip and the speedo cable slips off. Then you can remove the actual cable from inside the shielding sleeve and lube it. I always take the cable almost all the way out and then apply grease on it as I insert it back in. Wearing some latex gloves and just using your hands is the best method. Trying to spray something in from a can does not work as effectively.

locoluis30 · 11-13-2013, 12:24 PM

Cool thanks!

locoluis30 · 11-13-2013, 12:47 PM

I can not reach under the dash to push that clip

83GMCK2500 · 11-13-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by locoluis30

I can not reach under the dash to push that clip

Yeah you need some voodoo skinny arms or another joint in there somewhere...I always unbolt cluster, tip it forward and use long fingers to unclip it.

geezer#99 · 11-13-2013, 01:38 PM

Come on now!!
If I can, you can. I'm 63, 6' 4" 290 lbs, blind in one eye and can't see out of the other, built like a neandrathal knuckle dragger. I laid on the floor under the dash, reached up with my right hand and unclipped it. Had the wife pull it out the hole on the firewall. Easy peazy!!
FWIW I'd leave the cluster alone. And don't use any grease on the cable. Use a light oil.

locoluis30 · 11-13-2013, 03:21 PM

Done ! 5.9" 285 lbs muscle Got under!!!

Sodell · 11-13-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by geezer#99

Come on now!!
If I can, you can. I'm 63, 6' 4" 290 lbs, blind in one eye and can't see out of the other, built like a neandrathal knuckle dragger. I laid on the floor under the dash, reached up with my right hand and unclipped it. Had the wife pull it out the hole on the firewall. Easy peazy!!
FWIW I'd leave the cluster alone. And don't use any grease on the cable. Use a light oil.

Awsome...

locoluis30 · 11-13-2013, 07:15 PM

I used white lithium grease as suggested by the dude at Pep Boys. They did not have PJ1 disigned for smother cable operation...Hope the rotating weird noise goes away...

zigs74 · 07-25-2014, 12:39 AM

I just put the grease & oil on my arm to slide it under the dash easier...but unfortunately I don't have any more for the cable now.

11-12-2013, 10:08 PM	#1
locoluis30 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 16	Speedometer cable removal I got a weird noise from the speedo gauge,when driving, I want to lube the cable behind.Is there a clip holding it to the cluster? Anyone got a pic or tell me how to remove it ? Or remove the entire cluster if I got to?

11-12-2013, 10:25 PM	#2
Sodell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas Posts: 830	Re: Speedometer cable removal Yes there is a clip holding it in, you have to remove the cluster. You don't have to unhook everything to get it off though. __________________ Scott 87 Chevy 2WD SWB, 88 4x4 LWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=610652

11-13-2013, 12:14 AM	#3
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,731	Re: Speedometer cable removal You don't have to remove the cluster. Reach up under the dash where the cable is going into the cluster and push the clip on the bottom of the housing forward and pull the cable out. Here's a link how to do it. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...00c152800b15bc Last edited by geezer#99; 11-13-2013 at 12:23 AM.

11-13-2013, 09:04 AM	#4
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Speedometer cable removal You can reach the retainer clip w/out removing the cluster. But if you're going to be wanting to properly lube the cable, removing the cluster is the easiest thing in my opinion. Push in on the retaining clip and the speedo cable slips off. Then you can remove the actual cable from inside the shielding sleeve and lube it. I always take the cable almost all the way out and then apply grease on it as I insert it back in. Wearing some latex gloves and just using your hands is the best method. Trying to spray something in from a can does not work as effectively. Attached Images __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

11-13-2013, 12:24 PM	#5
locoluis30 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 16	Re: Speedometer cable removal Cool thanks!

11-13-2013, 12:47 PM	#6
locoluis30 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 16	Re: Speedometer cable removal I can not reach under the dash to push that clip

11-13-2013, 01:38 PM	#8
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,731	Re: Speedometer cable removal Come on now!! If I can, you can. I'm 63, 6' 4" 290 lbs, blind in one eye and can't see out of the other, built like a neandrathal knuckle dragger. I laid on the floor under the dash, reached up with my right hand and unclipped it. Had the wife pull it out the hole on the firewall. Easy peazy!! FWIW I'd leave the cluster alone. And don't use any grease on the cable. Use a light oil.

11-13-2013, 03:21 PM	#9
locoluis30 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 16	Re: Speedometer cable removal Done ! 5.9" 285 lbs muscle Got under!!!

11-13-2013, 07:15 PM	#11
locoluis30 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 16	Re: Speedometer cable removal I used white lithium grease as suggested by the dude at Pep Boys. They did not have PJ1 disigned for smother cable operation...Hope the rotating weird noise goes away...

07-25-2014, 12:39 AM	#12
zigs74 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Sacramento Ca Posts: 33	Re: Speedometer cable removal I just put the grease & oil on my arm to slide it under the dash easier...but unfortunately I don't have any more for the cable now.



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