Speedometer gear noise

[CMD82]

Location

United States

Hey guys I just recently installed a new aftermarket speedo cable that I got from coolcruisers of texas. They said that it would be as good as the original. After a couple of days of it being hooked up it is making terrible noises. It is a grinding, turning noise that is coming from the guage. I do not know if it is the guage or the cable. Once I get above 35 mph it quiets down. It is really starting to piss me off though. I tried to shoot some lubricant down the cable to quiet it down but no luck.
Do you guys think that speedo itself needs some lubricant? If so what kind and where?
Could the cable be falty? Also the needle bounces around a lot at low speeds. When I first installed the cable the speedo needle was very steady. Now after a week or two it bounces around a lot at low speeds.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chris

 

[CMD82]

Whooops wrong section. this was supposed to be in 60/62 tech section.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[cbmontgo]

Yeah, wrong section, but mine does the same thing. It only does it when the engine is cold, though. Strange. I need to dig in there and see wassup.

 

[V-DAWG]

Why did you put a new one in? Did you have the same problems before, or did you just get a wild hair and decide to replace your speedometer cable of all things? I would say somthing in the speedometer itself is bad. I had the same problem in a 40, and I eventually had to sell the vehicle because of it......