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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tyler, Tx
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Speedometer swapping?
I have just redone my dash, but there is a problem... my previous speedo worked fine, but i bought the white gauge decals to put on a different set- now the newly installed speedo will not stay still!
say im cruising at 50 mph- every 3 or 4 seconds it will click then jump up to 65 mph then down to 40 then sway back and forth til it settles then click again...WHATS THE DEAL? only thing i can figure is that the speedo cable is binding then releasing- making it spin up Another problem is that the odometer doesnt work with this new speedo NOW HERES MY QUESTION can i swap out to guts of my previous speedo (with the working odometer) and fix my problem? |
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
ALSO- here are a few pics i took of the dash the other morning on the drive to work
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
its not quite as bright as it looks in the pictures... just a crappy phone camera
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bloomington, IN
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
Im gonna buy a set of those. They are sexy.
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
Awesome.. but I prefer the original one
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Buckeye state
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
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Hope you get one so i can fix mine. Even put a new cable on mine. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Caldwell,Tx.
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
The speedo cable needs to be lubed . Remove it from the back of the speedo and pull it out . Lightly lube it and reinstall the cable into the speedo cable housing and hook it back up . That will probably take care of the problem . Frank
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
Use a fork to pop the needles off the 2 gauges then remove the 2 face screws and swap the faces of the 2 gauges then replace the needle.
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
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THANKS Ble |
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Re: Speedometer swapping?
got those speedo guts swapped out... RUNS LIKE A CHAMP
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