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Sierra Speedo Problem
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:39 pm
by NikkiKW
this is my first car and it's a 1997 coil sprung sierra. lately i have been having problems with the speedo where the needle shakes when speeding up and slowing down. i was wondering if anyone knew how to take the speedo out as we are going to drop it down and have it looked at.
any help is greatly appreciated
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:45 pm
by hyzook
Check the cable, it may be crushed, kinked or dry.
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:27 pm
by Gwagensteve
Cable first.
If that doesn't fix it, it is possible that the speedo mechanism is dodgy - I put a new cable in my 1.0 and it was still jumpy.
Steve.
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:27 pm
by ozy1
thanks for the tips guys, this is my sisters zook, so will give her a hand to remove the cable and go from there
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:21 pm
by NikkiKW
yeah, thank you for the tips
greatly appreciated
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:39 am
by jonno_racing
i regualy pull mine out and oil it!
makes them nice and smooth...
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:21 am
by RockHopper
Depending where abouts in Sydney you are, there is a place called General Auto Instruments in Lidcombe, that build cables and repair speedo's. Their work is very good, but their people skills not so good as the holes in the wall by irate customers attest to.
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:03 am
by ajsr
jonno_racing wrote:i regualy pull mine out and oil it!
makes them nice and smooth...
are we still talking speedo cables here Jonno????
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:04 am
by zookieboi
my cable is hilarious in my 86 stockman.
some days its fine and others itll stay at 80 even when the cars off.
or stay at 30 when im on the highway. or just juo all over the place sometimes up to 140 lmao i like it so much that im just gunna keep it