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    Speedometer not working

    So I took out my Speedo to clean the gauge faces because dirt was caked up big time on them. Well, I popped it back in, and now my Speedo is the only thing thing not working. I'm thinking I don't have the single wire plugged in the right spot into the green connector. Can ayone tell me what notch the single wire goes into on the green connector?



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    usually it goes on the top spot...
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      #3
      Took my cluster apart again, and realized the speedo need would go up, but not down. So I pull the needle up a bit, and It worked! Now the need is like majorly off, and won't stay at the 0 mark. It goes down past the 0 mark. HELP!


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        #4
        Broken solder?
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          #5
          Seriously? I thought I just could adjust the needles. I'm about 7 mph off.


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            #6
            Yes, you can manually pull the needle, and re-situate it.

            Bit of advice? A metal eating fork makes a great device for pulling the needle, just use a paper towel to protect the gauge face.
            Originally posted by Matt-B
            hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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              #7
              So I just pull the needle and reseat it? That's it? Thanks George!


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                #8
                I can't tell you why your gauge is off. I can only tell you that, yes, you can pull the needle off and replace it in a new position. They are not indexed in any way. It's a round shaft - about as small as a sewing pin - and about 1/3 as strong.

                Oh - well I'm at it. another piece of advice - the actually needle pointer is stamped metal. It bends very easily, and since its a U-shaped channel, doesn't want to go back - so be very careful. But, you'll be surprised at how much force you have to apply to get it off.
                Last edited by george graves; 08-17-2008, 07:32 PM.
                Originally posted by Matt-B
                hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                  #9
                  Fixed thanks to George!


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                    #10
                    Used the fork trick? Nice hun?
                    Originally posted by Matt-B
                    hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                      #11
                      Yep the ole fork trick, haha! Thanks!


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