Well, I sent in my old unit and paid the money, got the new one, but was so
busy that it took me more than a year to to install it, so whatever warranty
there was would be long gone!
I am pretty sure the person who rebuilt it was selling the rebuild via eBay.
All I know is his name was Randy, 4601Randy, to be exact, and I can't really
blame him as at one point he offered to service the unit after the thing
failed, despite my tardiness, and he seemed nice enough during the transaction.
I was traveling all the time for work and never sent it back.
One day I will tear it out and bite the bullet!
On Aug 28, 2010, at 6:19 PM, G. Kelly wrote:
Jonas,
Who did the rebuild for you?
Garnet
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On Aug 28, 2010, Jonas wrote:
My own 59 TF speedo tale of woe: I took out the whole cluster, had it
rebuilt for 450 bucks, new chrome on bezel. Re-installed it (and as you
might know, it is not an easy job to R R this unit.) All the gauges
worked perfectly and the speedo worked like a new car. For two blocks.
Right away the odometer froze in place, like at .2 miles. So I pulled the
whole thing out again, tagged the lamp wires, etc. I opened up the cluster
and discovered that a small brass clip was loose which holds the number
wheels in place so their little gears can mesh properly. The clip looked
destroyed by metal fatigue. Why that would be I have no idea. So I
replaced it with one from a parts cluster I had. Fifty miles later my
beautifully installed replacement clip fell off, I guess from vibration.
Then about a month later, the speedometer started making a meat grinder
sound. The cable and gear are fine. Something is nasty inside the speedo
unit itself.
Now I am too busy with work to deal with it.
I am, however, excited to be having the front end rebuilt.
Sigh.
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On Aug 28, 2010, at 11:12 AM, K Ohlgren wrote:
the speedo on my 59 reads fast under 30, hangs at 30 from 30 to 45 and then
reads slow over 45.
is the speedo on my 59 worth rebuilding or should i just buy a new one?
lmc has a new speedo for the 55-59 trucks for $150.
has anyone bought a lmc speedo?
Kurt
58 3100 Apache project
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