I like the empirical method. Swap in another speedo, observe and react
accordingly.
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Euan goneb...@paradise.net.nz wrote:
I'm probably wrong but it is my understanding that things can't be
lubricated.
Which would be daft 'cos the mechanism spends its life
I'm probably wrong but it is my understanding that things can't be
lubricated.
Can, and have been. I had a 'shrieker' that responded well
to lubricating the bearing in the head.
-- Jim
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Was it jittery at low speeds as well, Jim?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I'm probably wrong but it is my understanding that things can't be
lubricated.
Can, and have been. I had a 'shrieker' that responded well
to lubricating the bearing in the
Was it jittery at low speeds as well, Jim?
I don't remember, actually. But you can lube them,
and except on a 107 (which mine was) they're fairly
easy to get out so it couldn't hurt.
-- Jim
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Doesn't resemble anything attached to my speedo, Andrew
Euan
I found it on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-w123-Speedometer-Sender-300d-240d-280d-300td_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ120369676676QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3210wt_828
Thats just the speed sensor for the cruise control.
dave
'77 240d
'84 245 TurboBrick
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:06:06 +1200
From: Euan goneb...@paradise.net.nz
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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for the cruise control.
dave
'77 240d
'84 245 TurboBrick
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:06:06 +1200
From: Euan goneb...@paradise.net.nz
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo
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I'm probably wrong but it is my understanding that things can't be
lubricated.
Which would be daft 'cos the mechanism spends its life drying out in a
dashboard roasted by sun, radio equipment and the internal heating system.
As I say, I'm probably wrong.
Euan
andrew strasfogel wrote:
] Jittery W123 speedo
Hi Andrew
I'll be interested in replies to this.
I've lived with a jittery speedo since an indy barbarian screwed up a
speedo recalibration 180,000 miles ago.
The fix has always been to replace the cable. In all other respects,
everything seems to be fine. Cable takes
I've replaced the outer sleeve once. Don't remember how long ago, but I
do remember that it didn't alter the regularity with which I've been
replacing the inner cable since.
By 'regularity', I mean once every 2-3 years.
The instruments experts I sent my speedo to for testing and lubricating
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo
Hi Andrew
I'll be interested in replies to this.
I've lived with a jittery speedo since an indy barbarian screwed up a
speedo recalibration 180,000 miles ago.
The fix has always been to replace the cable. In all other respects,
everything seems
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I found it on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-w123-Speedometer-Sender-300d-240d-280d-300td_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ120369676676QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3210wt_828
What's that, a mile counter for a
The cable was recently installed by a professional, and then he rechecked
the connection. I'll take a look at this weekend when the car is on the
lift at a club tech session.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
You might have a kinky cable. I'd start with
Hi Andrew
I'll be interested in replies to this.
I've lived with a jittery speedo since an indy barbarian screwed up a
speedo recalibration 180,000 miles ago.
The fix has always been to replace the cable. In all other respects,
everything seems to be fine. Cable takes the correct path from
In that case it MUST be the speedometer itself. Have you swapped it out for
a unit that is known to work properly? What about the speed sensor (?) on
back of the speedometer? Or am I thinking of the tach pickup?
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Euan goneb...@paradise.net.nz wrote:
Hi
quickly.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:54:36 +1200
From: Euan goneb...@paradise.net.nz
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jittery W123 speedo
Hi Andrew
I'll be interested in replies to this.
I've lived with a jittery speedo since an indy barbarian screwed up a
speedo recalibration 180,000 miles ago
You might have a kinky cable. I'd start with checking the cable's path for
anomalies.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:08 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote:
My 1983 300TD with a transplanted 1985 300D transmission has a new speedo
cable, but the speedometer gauge is jittery from zero
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