Cerbera speedo problem easy fix, or not?!
Cerbera speedo problem easy fix, or not?!
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malc350

Original Poster:

1,035 posts

276 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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I am going to look at a Cerb whose speedo apparently doesn't read over 30mph. Trip meter still works, just the speed reading.

Is it electronic or is there a cable to replace?

P.S. If I drive it home, how many mph per 1000 rpm so I can "keep to the legal limit, officer"!

Malc

SimonKD

1,387 posts

261 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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It's electronic and the sensor picks up on a toothed wheel on the diff. Sensor posibly needs adjusting to the right gap or maybe even changing. Is speedo reading erratic as well as never above 30?

Regards
Simon.

RUSSELLM

6,002 posts

277 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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Roughly

1st 7mph
2nd 11mph
3rd 15mph
4th 21mph
5th 27mph

smile

malc350

Original Poster:

1,035 posts

276 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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Cheers guys, I just called the owner wo said it's working - the garage who serviced it said it wasn't so either they had an intermittent problem or something. I asked the owner if he got it fixed anywhere else and he seemed unaware there was a prob......

coey 4.2

67 posts

227 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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Hi, how much work is it to adjust the sensor? i have had a quick look but i'm asuming it needs to be on a ramp!
Has anyone done the job without one?
Thanks.

sonnylad

1,165 posts

255 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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I managed to adjust mine just on axle stands, but would not bother again.

Took a few hours along with getting cr*p in eyes and very aching neck, also the size spanners required to undo and adjust have no room to move due to chassis and other parts in the way.


Best of luck though

Russ

Jasper Gilder

2,166 posts

303 months

Friday 14th March 2008
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The sender on my last Cerb packed up and stopped reading after 20 miles - I got it changed at Central TVR - took about 30 mins and cost about £50.00 as I recall