Recalibrating the Speedo

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#1 Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by sideways60 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:09 pm

ive gone from 3.54 to 2.88 , a drop of 19% to 0.81 , so is there a choice of Different Speedo Drives ? , Whats the Way Forward Guys ? , ta Russ

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#2 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by Gfhug » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Speak to Speedograph Richfield who will recalibrate the Speedo for you and give the unit an overhaul

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#3 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by mgcjag » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:16 pm

Hi Russ....the way forward is to have your speedo recalibrated as Geoff mentions above..changeing the speedo drive is not an option......Steve
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#4 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by abowie » Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:49 pm

mgcjag wrote:
Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:16 pm
.changeing the speedo drive is not an option......Steve
Well it sort of is given that you can buy geared correction boxes that connect to the speedo drive and correct for diff changes, but I agree that the only sensible thing to do is get SR to overhaul the existing unit and put in the proper gears. This ensures the odometer remains correct too.
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#5 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by lowact » Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:56 am

Here are instructions for recalibrating Smiths speedo and odometer ...
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiSPBKa26IcchM5cQkn ... A?e=fQijSw
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#6 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by sideways60 » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:54 pm

Thanks Guy's . Russ

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#7 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by Fspp369 » Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:09 pm

Speedo repairs and refacing.
Try this guy :
FLANNERY SPEEDOMETER REPAIR
Www.magnetic-speedometer-repair.com
He’s good and does a great job with “proper” clocks as well.
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#8 Re: Recalibrating the Speedo

Post by sideways60 » Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:43 pm

Thanks for the advise , I Went for Speedograph Richfield , 10day Turnaround , Nice Job , I Checked their Work with a Fancy GPS afterwards , i was 1mph out at 70mph if That , Very Happy to Recommend them . Russ

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