A Quick Speedo Question?

[sewelly]

The car i have just purchased has been stood for a few months and it seems the speedo has got stuck or is not working just wondering if you have any advice on how to get it going again dont fancy getting caught by all those speed cameras coming out of Bradford (Not that i speed tho ....cheers

[GT4 BOOSTER]

take it out of the gear box if its cable and spin the cable by hand , have someone look at the speedo to make sure its moving , spray some wd40 down inside or 3 in 1 oil if it feels stiff untill it frees.if its a digital 1 then thats a new ball game.

[sewelly]

ummm cheers not quite sure what you mean buy the gear box? and its not a digital one just a normal needle. cheers

[Bibbs]

on the top of the gear box there will be a cable .. this shoots off to your speedo.

On the Rev1's its a physical spinny wire .. on the rev2's it's a few power cables ..

What year is your car?

[sewelly]

its a G reg 1990, so i guess a rev 1....

[Skeete]

its a G reg 1990, so i guess a rev 1....

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That will be mechanical then, the spinny wire as Bibbs said..

The cable spins from the final drive that is in the gearbox, the spinning cable drives the needle on your speedo.

On the later electric type ones the final drive is converted into a pulse that drives the speedo.

[sewelly]

do you mean the gear box leaver in side the car or will i have to get underneath it? it that doesnt sound to stupid....cheers lads thanks for the help..i cant wait till friday to have my first task on the car..cant wait for more fun ones like 18's and the induction kit... :D :D

[houston]

no they mean the actual gear box below the engine! when you say sticking do you mean its stuck at a speed or wont pick up till you reach a speed?

[sewelly]

no they mean the actual gear box below the engine! when you say sticking do you mean its stuck at a speed or wont pick up till you reach a speed?

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it doesnt move what so ever..does this sound like a dodgy connection in the back of the dash?

[houston]

check the gear box end first, if it doesnt turn there then get new cable. but rather than strip old cable just feed internals of new cable through old sheating, saves you LOADS of messing around.

could also be that cable is loose behind clocks for some reason or another, i know of people that remove them to stop miles clocking up.

[sewelly]

check the gear box end first, if it doesnt turn there then get new cable. but rather than strip old cable just feed internals of new cable through old sheating, saves you LOADS of messing around.

could also be that cable is loose behind clocks for some reason or another, i know of people that remove them to stop miles clocking up.

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cheers mate..ill check it out on friday and let you know how it goes...

[Bibbs]

I got a cable 2nd hand on my old NA .. about an hours labour ..

[sewelly]

I got a cable 2nd hand on my old NA .. about an hours labour ..

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Can you remember how much that cost you mate?

[Bibbs]

About £80 notes I think .. that was also delivered.

Then £35 for the fitting ..

[em_ar_two]

im having same problem but mines rev 2 i think im on a 93, i wont be able to fix mine will i coz its electronicanal lol

[sewelly]

im having same problem but mines rev 2 i think im on a 93, i wont be able to fix mine will i coz its electronicanal lol

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The strains of technology.... Just an idea for mine: how easy and what would it cost to put an electrical dash in mine? ANY IDEAS???? <_<