Speedo

[burnsie]

hey guys today my speedo stopped working and i was wondering if anyone has had the same prob and how they fixed it thanx heaps

[SECURITY]

check the engine loom, there should be one that isnt connected.

im not sure which one it is, but your mechanic should be able to pick it out straight away.

[burnsie]

thanx heaps mate ill get on to it now

[blind_elk]

(not sure what Joe was smoking when he put up his response - or am I missing something?)

It seems you have a R32. If so, it is likely the end that fits into the back of the speedo has sheared.

Has the odometer also stopped working?

[burnsie]

yeah the odometer has stoped

[[WLDCRD]]

yeah just pull out that dash assembly and you will see the speedo cable. It should have a plastic pin thing that sits on a spring that goes in that cable. Make sure the pin base (as the pin part itself moves freely) is pushed back but the pin is pulled out. You will understand what i am talking about when you see it. Use a small flathead screwdriver to push the base back and a small needlenose plier to pry out the pin. Carefully put the dash back in. DOnt put it all back together as you will want to go for a test drive to see if it moves otherwise you gotta take it all out again. Hope that helps.

[SECURITY]

(not sure what Joe was smoking when he put up his response - or am I missing something?)

It seems you have a R32. If so, it is likely the end that fits into the back of the speedo has sheared.

Has the odometer also stopped working?

what was wrong with my response?

in my experience, every time someones speedo has stopped it has ALWAYS been the speedo cable in the engine bay.

[SECURITY]

woops.. just realised every car ive seen happen to it has been FWD hence why i said in the engine

my bad.

[burnsie]

' date='24 Jul 2006, 05:08 PM' post='2352726']

yeah just pull out that dash assembly and you will see the speedo cable. It should have a plastic pin thing that sits on a spring that goes in that cable. Make sure the pin base (as the pin part itself moves freely) is pushed back but the pin is pulled out. You will understand what i am talking about when you see it. Use a small flathead screwdriver to push the base back and a small needlenose plier to pry out the pin. Carefully put the dash back in. DOnt put it all back together as you will want to go for a test drive to see if it moves otherwise you gotta take it all out again. Hope that helps.

thanx heaps mate ill let you know how i go hope it works for me

[burnsie]

hey glenn juz wanna say thanks for helping me it turn out that the pin had snapped so how so i had to make a new pin out of a plastic sewing needle and now its all good thanx again glenn you saved me heaps of trouble and prob time