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Car running like a dream, big grin still on my face after 5 years, roof down in the sun, 9 year old watching the miles change from 39,999 to 40,000 and godammit its stuck! i tried the dash board knock and the glass tap but to no avail.
my questions are:
1) is this a "speedo out and send away" and if so any recommendations?
2) is it easy to remove the speedo as I'm not an "expert" when it comes to the spanners!
Car running like a dream, big grin still on my face after 5 years, roof down in the sun, 9 year old watching the miles change from 39,999 to 40,000 and godammit its stuck! i tried the dash board knock and the glass tap but to no avail.
my questions are:
1) is this a "speedo out and send away" and if so any recommendations?
2) is it easy to remove the speedo as I'm not an "expert" when it comes to the spanners!
I find that continued flicking of the reset button while driving normally helps.
When the above doesn't work, the miles sometimes come good when the car is reversed a little. I have to back out of the drive-way sometimes, and often that sorts the sticking miles. So if you don't normally reverse the car - try that.
As for removing - it's easy once you get the dash off, which is only three bolts, but finding them is the difficult bit. And then you need to be quite forceful with the dash top for the studded sections to clear the holes while being careful not to scar the interior.
When the above doesn't work, the miles sometimes come good when the car is reversed a little. I have to back out of the drive-way sometimes, and often that sorts the sticking miles. So if you don't normally reverse the car - try that.
As for removing - it's easy once you get the dash off, which is only three bolts, but finding them is the difficult bit. And then you need to be quite forceful with the dash top for the studded sections to clear the holes while being careful not to scar the interior.
Don't panic just yet.
both my chims stuck at the same mileage as yours.
The first one changed straight away with a bang on the glass and repeated pushing of the reset button
while driving along.
My present car took a good 100miles before it decided to move, i kept trying it every time i drove it
and was getting to think it wasn't going to work, when suddenly it moved panic over.
Keep trying !!!
both my chims stuck at the same mileage as yours.
The first one changed straight away with a bang on the glass and repeated pushing of the reset button
while driving along.
My present car took a good 100miles before it decided to move, i kept trying it every time i drove it
and was getting to think it wasn't going to work, when suddenly it moved panic over.
Keep trying !!!
Mine stayed at 19,999 for a week or so - a ferry trip cured that. It stuck at 29,999, and 39,999 but glass tapping and fierce reversing forced it to work again. Sadly at 49999 it stopped. We got a new speedo - which hasn't reached 9999 even, yet.
But it will. And when it does it will be back to the tapping again, no doubt...
But it will. And when it does it will be back to the tapping again, no doubt...
Ok just had the speedo back from the repair company that is not so speedy - yes 8 weeks and £130 later....
Guess what? Fitted the repaired one and it lasted for 2.3 miles!
Now it works for a couple of miles and stops. Not at a 9999 turning number, the actual number appears to be irrelevant. Weird thing is that if i leave the car for an hour or so, it works for another couple of miles and stops again. Rest of speedo works fine.
Any ideas?
Guess what? Fitted the repaired one and it lasted for 2.3 miles!
Now it works for a couple of miles and stops. Not at a 9999 turning number, the actual number appears to be irrelevant. Weird thing is that if i leave the car for an hour or so, it works for another couple of miles and stops again. Rest of speedo works fine.
Any ideas?
Mine stuck just last year at 39000, and no matter how I tapped it, left it, reversed the car, it would not budge. I eventually removed the speedo head from the dash (not easy as you know) and re-fitted it upside down. (The speedo that is, not me) I then took the car for a drive, still with the dash in pieces, and gently tapped the speedo housing repeatedly with the flat side of a spanner, and in doing so, encouraged the number drum to start moving again. I then re-fitted the unit in it's correct orientation, put the dash back together (much cursing) and all is now well. I suspect this will happen again at the next 10,000 miles.
When mine initially stuck, I too contacted the original manufacturer in S Wales, who were prepared to fix it for a hefty sum, but could not garantee the problem would not happen again. Anyway, sorted for now.
When mine initially stuck, I too contacted the original manufacturer in S Wales, who were prepared to fix it for a hefty sum, but could not garantee the problem would not happen again. Anyway, sorted for now.
Had the same problem, stuck at 42999. Nothing could get it to click over. Sent it to Speedy Cables, just got it back. it looks like new, and indicates the mileage which I asked them to set it to, to conform with MOT mileage. The time was 4 weeks incl Xmas and cost £80 plus vat plus mail. I also asked them to mark the wiring colours to make sure I refitted it correctly which they did.Very pleased at the moment, but i haven't yet refitted it!!
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