Nina Barton wrote:
>
> Well, with the help of all on this list, and a big thank you to all of you,
> I put the speedometer back in the dash today. Either you folks are much
> more dexterous than I am, or you simply have more practice, but I was sure
> fumbling a lot, and losing the little knurled nuts, etc. Found them all
> and reassembled it properly though.
>
> Took a test drive, and notice that there is a mostly low rpm
> ticking/clicking noise from the dash. When I lost the speedometer, it was
> on a long trip home from Seattle, and I heard some kind of strange noise
> coming from the dash. It's been over a year now, so I can't tell if the
> noises are the same or not. Could the angle drive in the dash be bad? The
> speedometer is a bit jerky until you get to 15 mph or so, then it evens
> out. It seems to be reading a little high and the needle swings back and
> forth a bit. The cable was replaced last August, before I went to Seattle.
> Sometimes it seems like this ticking gets faster right as I come to a stop
> at a light. Looking for things to check. Thanks in advance, again!
> Nina
Nina - could be the cable isn't taking the smoothest path to the back of the
speedo
through the forest at the back of the dash. Seem to remember I had a similar
problem
till I rerouted it. Don't think there is an angle drive at the back of the
dash, only
on the gearbox.
PaulH.
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