Speedo Transducer

[Jim 4205]

Hi there; Can any body tell me where i will find my speedo transducer on my 500 chimaera and how i set it up.

Many Thanks.

Jim

[spend]

You might find it somewhere near the diff, 2 variations depending on age/box/diff combinations. Later one seems to need accurate gapping, earlier seems pretty bomb proof (prob due to use of big toothed wheel vs ABS ring )

Dave

[Jim 4205]

Many thanks Dave. Its a 1999 on a t plate

[spend]

Yours is later car with sensor above the driveshaft flange of the diff (passenger side) - give it a clean & gap to @6thou IIRC. The sensor send a signal to a black box in the dash which splits it into 2 (1 to speedo, 2 to ECU). It is possible of course that this electricky gadget or the speedo are at fault; but that is beyond the scope of your question

Dave

[Jim 4205]

Thanks again Dave. I will let you know how i get on.

Jim

[sparkythecat]

Jim, I had speedo problems a couple of years ago.
You may find this thread helpful

spend said:

Yours is later car with sensor above the driveshaft flange of the diff (passenger side) - give it a clean & gap to @6thou IIRC. The sensor send a signal to a black box in the dash which splits it into 2 (1 to speedo, 2 to ECU). It is possible of course that this electricky gadget or the speedo are at fault; but that is beyond the scope of your question

Dave

spend, you've not given him enough info there. Should he use a ball pein or straight pein?
8oz or 16oz, or as it's delicate work, should he consider going down to 4oz?

Edited by sparkythecat on Saturday 14th April 10:13

[spend]

Generally electrics and persuaders dont mix, however you are quite correct in that anything to do with those pesky "arts&crafts" black control boxes requires application of heaviest basher you can get your hands on IMHO

Dave