1965 Ford Mustang Making Noise - General

Question: Hello: I have a newly restored 65 Mustang coupe. New instrument cluster, new spedo, spedo cable, etc. There is a "clicking" noise coming from the spedo, I think. as the car goes faster, it speeds up, . When i slow the car down, the clicking gets slower, eventually stopping when the car is stopped. it is driving me nuts. I have had a mechanic adjust the cable but I am still getting the clicking sound. Again, it gets faster or slower as the car goes faster or slower. could this be a problem with the odometer itself? any ideas on how to fix it? thanks Tom Bell Phoenix

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Technican: Hello, Sounds like a speedo cable problem to me. In the 1960s I worked at a Dodge dealership where I was taught to pull the speedo cable out and look at the end that fits into the instrument cluster. Frequently the end of the cable had an angle cut and as the highest point of the end of the cable rotated it would bind and cause noise. The fix has worked for me on many car lines since my lesson all those yesrs ago when the speedo is a cable driven one. I'd take the cable to a bench grinder and grind off the tip of the angle cut on the cable approx 1/32". Then I would use the grinder wheel to shape the four edges of the cable tip with a very minor bevelled edge so that the finished product had the appearrance of a small square when looking down on the end of the cable. Upon reassenbly I would use a white lithium grease like "Lubriplate" to coat the cable lightly as I pushed it back down inside the cable housing. The key is to grind off a sparing amount of cable fabric and reshape with bevelled edges that do not make the square appearrance of the finished product too small. You do not want a pointed cable end. Want to try it? Worst case scenerio is to have to get a replacement speedo cable kit and make up a new cable. Your thoughts?,

Owner: sure, why not! but since I've never messed with a spedo cable before (kinda new to this) can you give me some pointers on where it disconnects on the other end, for removal. I've seen how it disconnects from the instrument cluster, easy enough. Regarding the grinder, so I am basically squaring up, slightly, the end at the instrument cluster? I will follow your directions closely as I try it thanks

Technican: You do not have to disconnect the cable at the transmission. Disconnect it from the cluster, pull the cable right out of the housing and coil it for easy handling. I have the best result getting the cable to come out of the housing using needle nose pliers. You have the grinder use to square up the cable end understood correctly. Let me know what you find.

Owner: Got it. So I fully understand, when I pull the cable out of the housing......how is it connected at the other end? How long is it? Sorry, but I will be an expert when I am done :) but for now, I have no point of reference. thanks

Technican: The cable will be approx three and a half feet long. The cable housing is connected at the transmission end. Not the cable. You will be sliding the cable out of the housing and out of the speedo drive gear that is attached to the tranny. Should slide out with minimal pull on the cluster end using needle nose pliers. When ready to reassemble just slide the cable into the housing until it is back in the original position. You may have to rotate the cable to get it to re-engage the drive gear and fully seat. Then reattach the housing to the cluster.

Owner: Thank you I will give it a go next weekend.

Technican: If you like, I'll wait to see how that goes.

Owner: That would be fine. May I get back to you at that time?

Technican: Yes, of course. I want to follow through.

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