speedo help!
speedo help!
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Jcerb

Original Poster:

344 posts

187 months

Thursday 25th August 2011
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I have cleaned the magnetic pick up and teeth on the wheel, so is this just a matter of buying a new pick up? Cheers

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Friday 26th August 2011
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What sort of gap did you set it back to? The sensor needs to be really close to the toothed wheel - the thickness of a single sheet of paper is about right!

If you have the gap right then yes - you should be able to plug a new sensor straight in. Always assuming of course that it isn't a problem between the sensor and the speedo.

itiejim

1,822 posts

234 months

Friday 26th August 2011
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Get the sensor as close as you can without it touching and then see if it works, they can be a bit temperamental.

Jcerb

Original Poster:

344 posts

187 months

Friday 26th August 2011
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I haven't re checked the gap, but how could it move? It hasn't been touched. There doesn't look like in the picture i was gratefully sent with a nut to adjust to. I will have another look at it!

itiejim

1,822 posts

234 months

Saturday 27th August 2011
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It just screws in and out of it's mount - the nut is there to lock it. If it's come loose (or is missing) then the sensor could vibrate and move away from the signal wheel.

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Saturday 27th August 2011
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Sorry - I had assumed that you had removed the sensor to clean it. You cant really get to the sensing area unless you do.

Jcerb

Original Poster:

344 posts

187 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Cheers guys i will take it off and clean it. £100 new so worth a clean first to see!