Speedo Gauge

[Blue_demon]

everytime start running the speedo gauge starts shaking and bouncing up and down and when i'm going faster i guess 60 or 70 it goes all the way down to 140, all I want to know is what the problem is and what can I do to fix it...

thanks

hector

 

[NosPony]

Might try a new speedo cable. Not really for sure. My friend had the same problem and he put a new gauge cluster (out of a junk yard) in and a new speedo cable and it fixed it.

 

[89MustangGX]

With that big a bounce -- I would guess the gauge itself. But it's just a guess...

 

[5spd GT]

I have a huge bounce...and the speedo sticks at 40mph when the car is still...


Speedo cable and speedo gear didn't fix it. The speedo cable made it worse

 

[BaXTeR3221]

I had a similar problem with my old LX. Turned out that the speedo cable had been pulled out and bent. Thats the first thing i would try.

 

[super302]

courtesy of jrichker

Cheap things first:

a.) Get some graphite speedomter cable lube & lube up the lower part of the cable. You will have to remove the speedo clutster housing to get access to the cable. There is a pinch clip on the back of the speedo that is a little tricky to get off so tha you can pulll the center part of the cable out. Apply grahite to the lower 1/2 of the cable. Too much lube, and it works its way up into the indicator unit and gums everything up.

b.) Check the cable routing to make sure the cable housing isn't bent or rubbing somewhere. Look closely at the area where the cable runs past the exhaust pipes for heat damage.

c.) Replace the cable assembly: Advance Discount Auto parts has the 5 speed cable, P/N Pioneer Products CA3018, cost $17. I believe that it is the complete cable including the outer housing. It install from the inside of the car first, the speedo cluster has to be removed as in step a.

d.) Replace or have the indicator unit professionally repaired.