speedometer is sluggish?
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nope, the cables sometimes get really stretchy before they fail though
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The speedometer is purely mechanical, so if it is spinning, you'll get a readout and we can rule out the transmission side of the speedo.
Since it is mechanical and we can rule out the transmission side of it, it's either a bad speedo cable or something is wrong with the cluster.
The speedo works off eddy current in the cluster so my bet goes to cluster.
Since it is mechanical and we can rule out the transmission side of it, it's either a bad speedo cable or something is wrong with the cluster.
The speedo works off eddy current in the cluster so my bet goes to cluster.
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Ok. I've had one break on me since I didn't rout it correctly and it didn't work at all. I figured it was an all or nothing. I'll take a look at the cable inside and see if that's messed up.
If it's not the cable itself and it is the gauge, what can I do to fix it? Lubricate something?
If it's not the cable itself and it is the gauge, what can I do to fix it? Lubricate something?
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uh no, a speedo won't stick at particular speeds due to a snapped cable.
i have seen some poorly cut gauge display backgrounds installed, where the speedo dial hole was rubbing on the pin and causing it to bind up.
there's also the possiblity of dried up grease that got pushing into the speedo from the cable, or rust on the shaft and gears inside causing drag.
but i'm gonna bet you got some white dial backgrounds installed, correct?
i have seen some poorly cut gauge display backgrounds installed, where the speedo dial hole was rubbing on the pin and causing it to bind up.
there's also the possiblity of dried up grease that got pushing into the speedo from the cable, or rust on the shaft and gears inside causing drag.
but i'm gonna bet you got some white dial backgrounds installed, correct?
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