My speedo died

robz · Post by **robz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:59 pm

was driving along the road, jst about to pull on2 a dual carridgeway, when i noticed my speedo dying. As ive currently got an ignition problem i thought it was something to do with this but all the rest of the guages are working fine. Ive recently changed my clocks but the only 1 i kept form the old set as the speedo to keep the milage correct.

Ive tried playing about with the clocks but cant manage to get any sort of reading.

Can any1 suggest wot might cause this?

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:12 pm

It wont be an ignition problem as the speedo is driven by a cable from the gearbox. Methinks you might need a new cable...

robz · Post by **robz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:25 pm

yeh i jst thought about the ignition as my car used to cut out randomly.

has any1 ever changed this cable?

p.s - cheers Gareth

metz · Post by **metz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:36 pm

Don't know if yours did this but mine clicks when i'm driving along (u can hardly hear it) know its speedo as the clicking sound speeds up and slows down with car.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:51 pm

Metz u just need to chnage the cable, this was mentioned on porka today. I dont think its difficukt to do although tbh i havent done it myself.

metz · Post by **metz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:31 pm

Ahh right is that all it is, I thought it was sposed to do that LOL.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:11 am

its not just that its come loose at one end?

gonna be worried about this now!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:09 pm

Piece of cake to change. Remove steering wheel, remove clocks, disconnect speedo from clocks (pull

), trace cable to gearbox, unscrew nut, trace cable to bulkhead, mk3's screw in, mk2's just go through a rubber bung. Pull cable through into engine bay, reverse procedure with new cable.

Hope it helps

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:17 am

GroovyCarrot wrote:Piece of cake to change. Remove steering wheel, remove clocks, disconnect speedo from clocks (pull ), trace cable to gearbox, unscrew nut, trace cable to bulkhead, mk3's screw in, mk2's just go through a rubber bung. Pull cable through into engine bay, reverse procedure with new cable.

Hope it helps

u can do it just without removing the steering wheel

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:48 pm

Well, yes, but it's a complete pain and very fiddly to do it with the steering wheel on, and it only takes a couple of seconds to remove it. That's how I do it, anyway

robz · Post by **robz** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:07 pm

chhers ppl, ill hopefully have sometime during the week to have a look.