Speedometer repair

[Eds56]

Hello Tri-Fivers,

I'm hopeful that one of you can point me in the right direction for speedometer parts? My ride is a 56 Bel Air, still has OEM speedo. The problem is it started making a real bad noise & then the needle BROKE. I know I can buy another insert complete piece ($125.00) but I would prefer to repair mine. Where can I get JUST the parts I need??


Thanks in advance,
Ed

[chevynut]

What parts do you need? Just the needle? The noise was probably from your speedo cable, not the speedo.

[Eds56]

Yes Sir CN,

It appears I only need the needle, looks like mine broke @ the steam. The odometer is still indexing, so the cable isn't broke....but I'm removing the assembly later this weekend to take a closer look. In the meantime, I was just trying to find where I could get the individual pieces to the speedO head, without buying the entire assembly.

Thanks,
Ed

[chevynut]

I think this is what you need:

https://www.yearone.com/Product/1955-57-chevy/qz828

It looks like the cars and trucks used the same needle but the truck needle is green and the car needle is white. The truck needle could be painted white:

http://www.americanclassic.com/Googl...SP196-1955.htm

[Eds56]

Thanks CN,

I'll be working on it this weekend and it looks like they have what I need. Appreciate the help.


Ed