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cori1m
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:14 pm    Post subject: clicking noise by speedometer/odometer Reply with quote
Hello-
I would like to know how to fix a clicking noise which is only heard while the car is in motion. It most noticeable by the speedometer /odometer gage.
i bought this 69 Ghia 1 month ago and could use some help.
Thank you
Cori
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could be speedo cable or speedo gears getting bad, hardened grease build up.... Easiest to check/replace the cable first. If its the speedo they are repairable. You can dive into it and dissassemble...or I have used Steve Burdette to work on a few for me. Reasonable and good.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is your speedo needle stable?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:55 am    Post subject: Re: clicking noise by speedometer/odometer Reply with quote
cori1m wrote:
Hello-
I would like to know how to fix a clicking noise which is only heard while the car is in motion. It most noticeable by the speedometer /odometer gage.
i bought this 69 Ghia 1 month ago and could use some help.
Thank you
Cori


If you're lucky it might be the clock! Often the fusible link has melted on the VDO Kienzle clock, but if it hasn't, it might only keep running when jiggled by the movement of the car. There's an audible click every couple of minutes when the mechanism throws back.

Sounds unlikely though!
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