Speedometer evaluation?

RedFish said

I don't see the needle lift in your picture. you might check for it. If a new cable doesn't cure it, disengage the odometer and see if the intermittent problem goes away.

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Redfish,
No lifting of the needle at all. Just slight in-out play of the input - maybe 1/64 more like 1/100th.

My concern is this wear mark. Is the support shared between the cable and internal bushings so cable alignment alone could cause this?