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Old 08-08-10, 06:27 PM
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Question Help! I accidentally pulled out the ground for my speedometer!!

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So, I was cleaning a ground that was attatched to left-hand side wall of the driver's side footwell. I guess I tugged too hard on it, because the WHOLE WIRE CAME OUT! (Though the wire was only about 8 inches or so in length.) Anyways, since then, my speedometer has not worked... I've pulled off the interior sidewall 3 times in an effort to find out what/where the wire was attatched to, and each time I came up with no conclusion! My FC is my daily driver, and so it cant be out of commission for more than about 6 hours at any give time. Which means, I have to be able to put the car back together before work, so I can't go crazy with pulling **** out of it either...

The only other thing that I can give you guys to go on is that the wire is that I think it was the ground for the speed sensor... I'm not 100% sure, but I have a hunch... Any help on where to find it or where it connects would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by Goracks69
the WHOLE WIRE CAME OUT!
OH MY GOD!

The speedo is mechanical. It has a cable connecting it from the transmission to the instrument cluster. My guess is that its disconnected from the speedometer in the instrument cluster. Remove and reinstall.
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Originally Posted by KhanArtisT
OH MY GOD!

The speedo is mechanical. It has a cable connecting it from the transmission to the instrument cluster. My guess is that its disconnected from the speedometer in the instrument cluster. Remove and reinstall.
Haha, Thank you kind sir! I will proceed to do so. I'll keep you posted. Thanks, bud!
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