<VV> Speedometer cable lube in cold weather

Jim Simpson simpson661 at gmail.com
Sat Jan 24 12:27:45 EST 2026


Rebuilding the original speedometers, particularly the Corsa
speedometer/odometer is becoming problematic for sure -- some of the parts
are no longer available.

The Vairtrix electronic replacement does work well, but still depends upon
having a working mainframe with the spinning magnet and the drive cable.
Since the cable is only spinning the magnet -- no internal gears to drive
-- the load on the cable is low but the cable and mainframe bushing still
needs to be lubricated.

I guess the ultimate replacement would be GPS enabled.

Jim Simpson
Group Corvair


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