Simon -
First remove the speedometer and set it up where you can see the speedo
cable through the speedo mounting hole.
Be sure the cable is pushed all the way in the sleeve and then take the car
for a drive. If the cable spins, likely something is wrong with the speedo
and it needs rebuilding.
If the cable doesn't spin, I suspect the little 1" to 2" cable that is
in-between the cable drive and the gearbox will have snapped. These
little cables snap all the time, usually due to a missing sealing washer
under the cup.
Even if the cable does spin while driving, it's good to pinch your fingers
on the spinning cable to see if it stops spinning. If it keeps spinning,
then the problem is your speedo.
My guess it's the little cable between the angle drive and gearbox.
:(
Good Luck,
Alan
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk
> wrote:
> My speedometer has stopped working.
>
> Now, I have done nothing by way of diagnosis except make sure the cable is
> attached to the speedo at the back. My question is this....is there any one
> thing that one might call the "usual " fault with these things, a "first
> place to look"?
>
> It used to work fine, by which I mean that there has not been a period of
> on/off or wobbly needle or whatever.....one day fine, next day nothing. If
> it was electric you'd check the fuse!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
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