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Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :
 
Today my speedo and miles tracker stopped working. However the tach is still fine. First place to check is where the cable goes to the transmission. From there where do I go?

I thought it might be on its way out due to going anywhere under 25mph the needle would bounce consistantly.
 
Posted by EASTBAY5_0 (Member # 3292) on :
 
check the gear piece that the cable connects to in the tranny. most the time they can become worn and the gear will chip off.
 
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
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Originally posted by adower:
Today my speedo and miles tracker stopped working. However the tach is still fine. First place to check is where the cable goes to the transmission. From there where do I go?

I thought it might be on its way out due to going anywhere under 25mph the needle would bounce consistantly.
just unplug the cable, chuck it into a power drill, and spin the drill in reverse and have a buddy watch the speedo to see if it registers 20-40mph or not.

if it works with the drill it's the speedo gear, if it doesn't than it's the cable or the speedo itself.
 
Posted by Reflectionz (Member # 6826) on :
 
yea.. i have the same problem. the last owner said he burnt the cable while installing a new exhaust. anyone want to fix it for me? i'll pay you.
 




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