Series I Gauge Repair

[Fordtootsie]

Where can I get my series I tach and speedometer repaired / cleaned? Both interments are mechanical interments.


John in Colorado

 

[DanR]

Tom H here on the Forum has done very good work for me and others!

He will most likely respond shortly,

 

[Tom H]

Sorry John and Dan, my expertise is electrical, electronic stuff. I repaired my own speedo but it was a lot of work. And the SI tach is mechanical, same issues as the speedo.

Tom

 

[DanR]

Sorry too that I did not read the mechanical aspect clearly....

Thanks for the clarification Tom!

P.S. Tom, I need a SV tach changed to work for the V6. Can you get it done in the next month and a half?

 

[hartmandm]

John,

What issues are you seeing with the tach and speedo?

Mike

 

[junkman]

Nisonger? (spelling) in NY not cheap but very good at gauges. Used them for my tiger speedo, excellent work.

 

[65beam]

Nisonger converted my series 2 cable driven tach to a three wire electronic unit.

 

[Fordtootsie]

Mike

They are stiff to turn. I think a good cleaning with new grease would do it.

John in Colorado

 

[Alpine Addict]

Do not us Mo-Ma instruments in NM

 

[hartmandm]

John,

If you want someone else to do the work, many people on the forum have vouched for Nisonger (nisonger.com), as you have seen in this thread.

I restored the mechanical speedometer on my series V. I didn't find it that hard, but it was time consuming. If you want to take a crack at it yourself, here's some background info.

• Barrie Robinson in Canada sells replacement rubber gaskets (bezel to glass, gauge to dash, etc.). I have used his gaskets. http://www.britcot.com/page_one.htm
  
• There are articles showing how to refurbish Jaeger speedos. I assume the mechanical tachometer internals are similar to the speedometer internals.

http://mhartman.net/files/sunbeam/speedo.pdf
http://mhartman.net/files/sunbeam/Speedo Rebuild - Larry Paulick.pdf
Some useful gauge restoration info here as well, even though for TR6 gauges: http://mhartman.net/files/sunbeam/Gauge Refurbishing - TR6.pdf

Photos of my speedo restoration: http://wp.mhartman.net/home/cars/sunbeam/alpine/photos/5

Mike

 

[phyrman]

I use West Valley Instruments here in Los Angeles