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jdsanders · 11-26-2013, 08:38 PM

Does anyone know where I can get a functioning 1958 Ford speedometer?

ford3 · 11-26-2013, 08:45 PM

whats wrong with yours?

jdsanders · 11-26-2013, 08:48 PM

speedometer needle is not visible. When I spin the knob on back of speedometer CW or CCW the hand will not show, so I suppose the problem is not the cable. When I had a 1958 Ford as a teenager, I could spin the little know where cable inserts at back of speedometer and the hand would jump up from the zero MPH side.

parklane · 11-26-2013, 09:58 PM

Aren't the 57s the same??

paul2748 · 11-26-2013, 10:31 PM

Get a copy of Hemmings and look for a repairman in the Services Offered section.

Or Google Speedometer repair

ford3 · 11-27-2013, 12:45 AM

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a couple of things, the needle might be stuck or wedged at the bottom, the needle has fell off,you will need to get the speedo head out of the speedo housing and then turn the speedo shaft to see what is going on

petew · 11-30-2013, 05:54 PM

57's are the same and they show up on ebay quite often. Better choice would be to send yours out for a rebuild.
Chances are anything you buy will need a rebuild anyway.
I use APT Instruments (www.gaugeguys.com) they do a great job and have a large stock of the old parts needed to fix old speedos.

Pete

jdsanders · 08-11-2014, 04:12 PM

Thanks everyone for the help.

dartguy699 · 08-13-2014, 02:48 PM

x2 on ebay.i see them all
of the time.the 57 is the same but the face is black instead of white.
jim

11-26-2013, 08:38 PM	#1
jdsanders Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Ackerman, MS Posts: 7	1958 Ford speedometer Does anyone know where I can get a functioning 1958 Ford speedometer?

11-26-2013, 08:45 PM	#2
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer whats wrong with yours?

11-26-2013, 08:48 PM	#3
jdsanders Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Ackerman, MS Posts: 7	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer speedometer needle is not visible. When I spin the knob on back of speedometer CW or CCW the hand will not show, so I suppose the problem is not the cable. When I had a 1958 Ford as a teenager, I could spin the little know where cable inserts at back of speedometer and the hand would jump up from the zero MPH side.

11-26-2013, 09:58 PM	#4
parklane Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St.Thomas, ON Canada Posts: 598	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer Aren't the 57s the same?? __________________ If brains were wire, some couldn't short circuit a firefly

11-26-2013, 10:31 PM	#5
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 3,982	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer Get a copy of Hemmings and look for a repairman in the Services Offered section. Or Google Speedometer repair

11-27-2013, 12:45 AM	#6
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) a couple of things, the needle might be stuck or wedged at the bottom, the needle has fell off,you will need to get the speedo head out of the speedo housing and then turn the speedo shaft to see what is going on

11-30-2013, 05:54 PM	#7
petew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mebane, NC Posts: 188	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer 57's are the same and they show up on ebay quite often. Better choice would be to send yours out for a rebuild. Chances are anything you buy will need a rebuild anyway. I use APT Instruments (www.gaugeguys.com) they do a great job and have a large stock of the old parts needed to fix old speedos. Pete

08-11-2014, 04:12 PM	#8
jdsanders Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Ackerman, MS Posts: 7	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer Thanks everyone for the help.

08-13-2014, 02:48 PM	#9
dartguy699 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 34	Re: 1958 Ford speedometer x2 on ebay.i see them all of the time.the 57 is the same but the face is black instead of white. jim