Speedo Glass

[conbs]

I took apart my first Dream Speedo. A couple of observations.

1. The bezel appears to be chrome plated brass. I found out that it will rip if you pry on it too hard. I used small screw drivers like many others have suggested and found it really difficult to get a good bite under the edge of the bezel, so it also got a bunch of little nicks taken out of it when the screw driver would not bite well enough and then slip past the edge.

I also tried the ignition pliers as someone else suggested. I put duct tape on the lower jaw so it would not mar the chrome. I still ended up with a few dents in the bezel. Maybe I was just not going slow enough or being careful enough.

After the surgery, I read Davomoto's suggestion that a paint can opener works well. I wish I would have tried it. It seems like it would be a better way to go.

2. A roll of duct tape makes a really good holder for the sppedo. After you get the glass off, you can slide the speedo down into the cardboard roll in the middle of the duct tape and it makes a nice snug holder. The closer to a full roll, the better.

3. There is some kind of coating on the inside of the glass. It looks like it came from the factory. Anyone know what it is and/or what it does? Should a guy replace it? The speedo I was working on was VERY rusty inside, so maybe the rust colored it some, but it was a tan color and hard to see through. Curled up on the edges. You can see how it pulled away on the left side of the glass and is culred up in a big glob. Any ideas?

[brewsky]

Interesting,.... I've had a couple apart and didn't detect any kind of film or coating on them.
And I did scrape them pretty hard trying to remove some rust stains.

[conbs]

Brewsky, thanks. From the look of the bezel before I started, I am certain no one had been inside this speedo before. So, the film was apparently on there from the factory.

BTW, it is the later speedo with the high beam indicator. There is major pitting from rust inside and I was unable to remove the high beam and instrument light holders because they are rusted onto the body. So, this unit has seen a lot of water.

Interesting that the odometer wheels move freely on the shaft and look like they will clean up really well.