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drmini in aust
 Post subject: Re: Noisy speedo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:46 am 
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Over the years I've found that the speed part is more reliable than the odometer bit. I've never had a Smiths one that made it round the clock. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Noisy speedo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:42 pm 
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drmini in aust wrote:
Over the years I've found that the speed part is more reliable than the odometer bit. I've never had a Smiths one that made it round the clock. :)


Yep, the brass pawls wear out...or the drive shafts never get moly lubed.

If not too bad the pawl can be carefully filed sharp again :shock: :D

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 Post subject: Re: Noisy speedo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:17 pm 
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Sitting in the driveway this afternoon ready to go for a drive, I could hear the squeak. Listened closely to the speedo and it was not coming from there (and the fact that I wasn't moving :lol: ) and the squeak was coming from behind the left dash lining panel. Pressed on it and the noise stopped :?
Will investigate further but at least I don't have to have the speedo fixed.

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 Post subject: Re: Noisy speedo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:23 pm 
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Reminds me of that advert where the guy dismantles whole dash looking for rattle then finds girlfriends earrings in the ashtray.

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 Post subject: Re: Noisy speedo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:38 pm 
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phillb wrote:
Reminds me of that advert where the guy dismantles whole dash looking for rattle then finds girlfriends earrings in the ashtray.

Was his wife sitting in the car when he found his girlfriend's earrings? :shock:

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