midnight02

I finally joined the club of taking a C2 dash out

It took me longer than I planned but I was taking pictures and labeling everything. I took it out because the odometer just stopped in it, but the speedometer works perfect. I'd like to find out who to send it to. I've done a search and Bill Harrison came up in quite a few posts. I've also seen Corvettes of MD in Cali come up a few times. The face doesn't need to be restored, just have the odometer worm gears/bushing replaced. I just really need a quote and time frame to give my customer an idea.

Thanks!

Avispa

Had mine done in 1999 by Paragon Reproductions. Still works perfectly today. I'm sure other CF members have their own good references.

1snake

Do you have any local speedo repair shops? There is no need to send it out if you do. All repair shops get their parts from the same place. All Delco speedos are basically the same regardless if it's a Corvette or an Impala. The speedo in my 60 stopped working completely this summer, speedo and odometer. It froze up/jammed and destroyed the cable as well. I couldn't even turn the input shaft by hand. I took it to the local shop. 1 day and $100 later, everything was completely rebuilt. He said he did 4 Delcos that afternoon.

Jim

perry mitchell

Not to steal the thread but I'm in the same boat. I see that you are in my area. Who did the repair on your speedometer?

donbayers

Midnight02;

I have same issue. 1963. I really would like to know how many miles I'm putting on the car!!

Getting the speedo out is really intimidating to me. Can you post pics and process that you did.

Did you have to disconnect everything just to get it out or just move the panel out far enough to get the speedo disconnected??

Oh, and what about that silly trip counter???

Thanks

1snake

Sent you a PM with the info. you wanted.

midnight02

Yea I have them all at work and can post up some pictures. It definitely seems intimidating at first but I did some searching on the forum before I started. I'm by no means a mechanic but I do have mechanical knowledge, just enough to get me in trouble . Just take things slow, mark everything and take pictures as you go. You really do need to remove the entire gauge cluster in order to get the speedometer out. The trip didn't work either on this one.

I called Bill Harrison and talked with him a bit. I sent my speedo to him as soon as I got off the phone and am looking forward to him working his magic on it. 1snake, I tried to find a place local to do it but didn't feel comfortable taking it to them, plus I prefer helping out someone on the forum.

Thanks everyone

65 Pro Vette

You are correct on a 53-62 vette any shop can fix, 63-67 have a factory defect that needs to be modified or it will do the same thing again, that is why there are so many low mileage vettes, they all break (most)

midnight02

I just wanted to give an update. I got the speedometer back from Bill a few weeks ago and it works perfect. I can't thank him enough. He only changed what was broken and cleaned/adjusted some of the other components. The customer was happy and now I know who to call the next time I need one done. Here's a to you Bill, thanks again!

SoCalC2

Same issue here, can someone send me the repair process instructions. I think I can handle the taking it out, possibly even repairing the tumblers with a little patience.

RoadKing96

Without a doubt I'd have mine done by Bill at harrisonspeedometer

He will do it absolutely right and will calibrate.

RK

Frankie the Fink

Its trickier than you think.

raypilot65

I agree. Bill just returned my cluster in perfect condition and is redoing my clock now. Nice work and an honest man.

65hihp

You have a great instruments man right there in No. San Diego. Mike at Valley Vettes. You might give him a call.

bluestreak63

I think you need special tools to fix the odometer correctly. Magnetization comes to mind.

63Corvette

Well Yeah, I was gonna post that "They all do it"
My 67 broke 4 times in the first year, and Chevy quit fixing it. Then 4 years later they suddenly cancelled my warranty because "your odometer doesn't work!"
My 63 has mostly never worked.. That is, the TAch works fine, but I have only put 98,000 miles on my car in um....51 years! pretty cool Huh?

rfn026

Here's an article I wrote last year about gauges. Seattle Speedometer says they see more damage from people trying to fix their own gauges then they do from wear. They want me to send them the whole cluster on my '58.

Richard Newton

Gmont

Add me to the Bill Harrison fan club. Bill is extremely competent, can magnetize/demagnetized correctly and calibrate the speedo better than it came from factory. He is very conscious about not using new gears, etc if they are not needed and will do as little or as much as you want him to and is very reasonable. Send him an email if you have questions. Gmont