Cheap Speedo Fix

[ARedetzke]

I've been having problems with my speedo for some time now. Kept changing the VSS, because that would fix it temporarily, but I pretty much always new it was the gear reduction box hooked to the transfer case. I was always to cheap to buy a new one (dealer only part, over $100). The gears inside it have gotten worn, and were causing the speedo to jump all over the place. Last night I took the box off, drilled a tiny hole in the plastic cover, and sprayed as much PB Blaster in there as would fit, then I covered the hole with silicone. Went for a test drive, and the speedo now works just as it's supposed to. Don't know how long this will last, but I'll keep you guys up to date, and like I said, it's a cheap fix for a really annoying problem

AJ

 

[RWWinslow]

My fix, similar to your method lasted about 75,000 miles - this part is so worn out on my truck it is a dealer purchase now . . .

 

[cguthrie]

Yeah i was in Prince George, BC when my O/D wouldn't work so i thought that was a nice place to stop for the night and went to the dealer the next morning, they had both the speed sensor and gear reducer so i bought both, I didn't know which one was bad and i definitely didn't want it going out again while i was driving through the yukon or alaska. Both cost around $230 canadian( i have no idea how much that is)



Chris

 

[WJune]

caution, PBB

I ruined the plastic handle on a large Snapon screw driver, by not wiping the PB Blaster off it for couple days. It also ate seal out of air wrench, when I used it for lube. Friend reminded me of comercial where PBB eats through styrofoam cup ! Now I try not to use it on plastick. Will

 

[GBechtold]

Try using white lithium grease it's not too thick and you should be able to spray it right in there.

 

[dpuckett]

The gears in my adaptor box were metal, or so it looked to me. I got one custom made at Speedometer Service in ColoSpgs- $40, I think, and it was EXACT- dead on mileage wise at 65mph. It wasnt the 90deg elbow- it was the offset, and you have to be careful how you install it, but for the price and accuracy, I can live with it.



Daniel

 

[GBechtold]

The gears in my adaptor box were metal, or so it looked to me. I got one custom made at Speedometer Service in ColoSpgs- $40, I think, and it was EXACT- dead on mileage wise at 65mph. It wasnt the 90deg elbow- it was the offset, and you have to be careful how you install it, but for the price and accuracy, I can live with it.



Daniel

Daniel does speedometer service have a website or a phone number

 

[ARedetzke]

Speedometer Service Co

449 E Kiowa

Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - 3410

(719) 632-3165



He sent me the info, and I never got around to callling them

AJ

 

[GBechtold]

Thanks for the info that should be very helpful.