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Old 11-05-2003, 09:32 AM
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speedometer acting funny

whenever i'm maintaining constant speed, the speedometer will drop to zero. if i apply a little gas, it'll jump back up to the speed i'm at. if i'm cruising (and the needle drops to zero) and i disengage the clutch, the needle will read the correct speed. it seems to happen only when i'm going at a constant speed. also, just recently when i'm accelerating, the needle hesitates and even though i might be going above 60, it'll read about 45.

i just changed my driver's axle. the latter problem happened just yesterday, two days after the axle change. the former problem happened before the axle was changed but was not like that when i bought the car. i don't think the outer cv boot was broken when it was purchased.

what is going on? thanks for the help.

oh, one more thing, the rear rotors and pads need replacement. should i just replace the fronts as well (don't have the money but i will if necessary since the rears are pretty bad)?
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oh, one more thing, the rear rotors and pads need replacement. should i just replace the fronts as well (don't have the money but i will if necessary since the rears are pretty bad)?
not necessary but chances are if the backs are bad the fronts are not far behind.

You may want to check my prices out. it may be cost effective to do all the way around.
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