GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
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GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
my 45 GPW developed a glitch in the speedo at 40 mph and above- the needle bounces all around and has a grinding noise from the gage. Everything seems tight. The odometer never has worked and Ive been ok with that but the sound is awful and I sure would like for the speedo to work. Im assuming that the gage needs some love and is repairable. Who does top notch work on these units in the States? Id like to keep this one as to the best of my knowledge its original to the vehicle.
thx Chuck
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Have you check the speedometer cable to the transmission? Maybe is not the speedo but the cable that is almost breaking...
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Yup...the speedo work is expensive so before you take it out, eliminate the cable as the problem.
1) remove cable
2) note how it is routed through the frame to get it back in correctly
3) note which end of the CABLE inside the sleeve goes to the speedo.
4) Look for a swaged-on disk that keeps the cable from going too far into the speedo
5) Remove cable and clean in rags and Brakekleen or some solvent
6) Once it passes through a clean rag and leaves no black greasy residue it is clean
7) spray Brakekleen into the outer sleeve holding it verticle
reinstall that nice clean cable now. Move it back and forth with more spray.
9) remove cable and spray cleaner into the sleeve again...repeat #7, #8, #9 until no more black liquid comes out.
10) repeat #5 & #6 and then coat the cable (not too much) with a speedometer lube from the parts house, not axle grease or motor oil
11) reinstall
12) go for a test drive.
It may or may not solve your problem but you are out a couple bucks for the lube. Be sure you route the cable back through the frame so there is no kink coming out of the T/C and going forward!
1) remove cable
2) note how it is routed through the frame to get it back in correctly
3) note which end of the CABLE inside the sleeve goes to the speedo.
4) Look for a swaged-on disk that keeps the cable from going too far into the speedo
5) Remove cable and clean in rags and Brakekleen or some solvent
6) Once it passes through a clean rag and leaves no black greasy residue it is clean
7) spray Brakekleen into the outer sleeve holding it verticle
reinstall that nice clean cable now. Move it back and forth with more spray.
9) remove cable and spray cleaner into the sleeve again...repeat #7, #8, #9 until no more black liquid comes out.
10) repeat #5 & #6 and then coat the cable (not too much) with a speedometer lube from the parts house, not axle grease or motor oil
11) reinstall
12) go for a test drive.
It may or may not solve your problem but you are out a couple bucks for the lube. Be sure you route the cable back through the frame so there is no kink coming out of the T/C and going forward!
Chuck Lutz
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Im familiar with how to remove/clean/route the cable, but would it make the grinding noise? it literally sounds like a spun wheel bearing. its ear splitting and the gage vibrates when its happening. again, only at 40mph or faster and it was fine until a cold day when I took it out for a play in the snow and it all of sudden went crazy. I will of course do the testing on the cable, but Id still like to know who can do the speedo repair in case its needed. I'd like to get it out and back in my hands before ice cream season.
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
I heard of a fellow named keven out of Vancouver wash. this is 2nd hand info but I heard he is the go to guy and an expert in gauge repair. since I don't know him and don't know if he wants his info published, pm me.
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Did you manage to fix this? I've been testing my Speedo and it does the same, I think it is the cable winding up and then releasing at high speeds causing a jump on the Speedo and noise, not sure though
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Check/google North Hollywood Speedometer Repair. I've seen pics of WWII jeep speedo's that they did and the quality was fantastic. I got a quote from them a while back, I think it was $350, which put it on the back burner for me...
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
They no longer do WWII speedos. Check out Williamson's Instruments in Arkansas.privatebrian wrote:Check/google North Hollywood Speedometer Repair. I've seen pics of WWII jeep speedo's that they did and the quality was fantastic. I got a quote from them a while back, I think it was $350, which put it on the back burner for me...
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Re: GPW speedometer repair? who can do?
Just spoke with a representative at North Hollywood Speedometer today, they still repair WWII jeep speedos. I had my speedo serviced for my '43 GPW several years ago, they did a fantastic job. Highly recommended.
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