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hey guys.

i was driving my car(r32 gtst) home when i noticed the hicas light on my dash came on,

i also noticed that my speedometer stopped working. i drove it home and noticed that it

handled alot differently than b4. i checked power steering fluid levels, all fuses and

relays and all ok. has anyone had this problem b4? i am worried and should i keep

driving? its hard to get a mechanic at this time of the year. any suggestions guys?????? :)

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hicas runs of the speedo. i am guessing your speedo cable snapped, just replace it and it will be fine. and the reason why it drives diffrent is because of the snapped speedo cable effecting the hicas which will effect your power steering. making the steering hearier just replace the speeedo cable and all should be fine again.

mr 32

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shouldnt create to much trouble if you continue driving it around in the short term even long term my 71 capri has had a snapped speedo cable for 9 months now but given it doesnt have hicas or power steering like the gtr.

mr 32

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Far out..that is freaky..same thing happend to me last night. Was driving home and slowed down to the lights, then speedo went straight to zero. Hicas light came straight up after that.

Checked the connection at rear of gearbox and that was fine, guessing it is the connection between the speedo itself and the cable...will find out. Checked fluids and fuses..however i tend to lose power steering after 10 minutes of driving since this happened..even though the power steering fluid is full with no leaks...any ideas to what it may be?

Anyways...good to see that i wasn't going delirious...

cheers again

Dan :blink:

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yeah it was the spedo cable ! thanks i knew i could rely on you guys :)

some of you guys mentioned getting a lock bar, where can i get one from also i have

heard about getting the hicas removed totally. i want to get it done since i enjoyed the

loose rear end.... if you know what i mean!! thanks again guys!!

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yeah it was the spedo cable !    thanks  i knew i could rely on you guys :)

some of you guys mentioned getting a lock bar, where can i get one from also i have

heard about getting the hicas removed totally. i want to get it done since i enjoyed the

loose rear end.... if you know what i mean!! thanks again guys!!

Gotta love the loose rear end...... :)

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