speedo help

[pink panther]

coming back from a show yesterday the speedometer quit working. It would show speed and bounce around a little bit, only about 5mph or so up from the actual speed. then it quit working all together. I have had some electrical issues latley, but suspect it is the cable.  Is there a way to tell if it is the cable before changing it? Any other ideas where to look for the problem?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Chryco Psycho]

It could be either the cable or the guage itself , the speedo is not electric so my guess is the guage , check the cable first to be sure it is not broken , if not then spin the cable in the back of the guage & see if the guage still moves , the guage may need cleaning & lubricating   

[pink panther]

got it, the cable had come off on the back of the speedo, probably when I was tracing and messing with all the wires on my electrical issues.  Guess driving it for awhile it vibrated completley off.

Thanks Chryco

[purple1]

Speedometer cable should not come off of the speedometer. It has a locking tab on the end of the cable. If the tab is broken off you need a new cable, or it will fall off again.

Dave

[pink panther]

Speedometer cable should not come off of the speedometer. It has a locking tab on the end of the cable. If the tab is broken off you need a new cable, or it will fall off again.

Dave

Yeah Dave,
the speedo cable has a clip, but the back of the speedometer doesnt have anything to clip into, it is just a shaft out of the back of the guage.  What is it? is it anorhter plastic piece that goes on the speedo shaft?

[purple1]

Yeah Dave,
the speedo cable has a clip, but the back of the speedometer doesnt have anything to clip into, it is just a shaft out of the back of the guage.  What is it? is it anorhter plastic piece that goes on the speedo shaft?

This is a rallye cluster, but all speedometers should have a ridge that the tab locks on to.

Dave

[pink panther]

yeah I have the rally cluster, I will look at it again as it is dark looking up from the floor board.

Thanks for your help.

[purple1]

No problem, You may just have to push a little harder to get it to click into place. Good luck.

Dave

[MEK-Dangerfield]

You have to push in on that clip to get it to release, so try pushing in on it as you try to install it. 


  Mike

[pink panther]

You have to push in on that clip to get it to release, so try pushing in on it as you try to install it. 


  Mike

Will do Mike.