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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 06:10 PM
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1990 f150 xlt lariat 4.9

my speedometer shakes at low speeds (0-30), the truck also jerks when shifting at the same range. I somehow traced this back to a speedometer cable that needed to be greased. I dont know how or what website gave me that idea but can anyone verify that this will work?

If it will can you explain how to do it?
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 06:27 PM
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Greasing the cable is a likely remedy for the speedo jiggles, not sure about it as a remedy for the jerking.

I pulled the instrument cluster to access the cable from the top. Pretty easy, and got to sit comfortably while doing it. :-)
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 01:09 PM
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if anyone is still having this problem they might be unrelated, a new mlps (e4od) fixed all my shifting problems but my speedometer still shakes a bit and I did grease it, but I'd much rather have smooth shifting than accurate low speed readings
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