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Old 06-20-2005, 12:24 PM
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My speedomer needle is stuck on 70: what can I do?

My speedometer needle got stuck on 70 MPH. It won't free up until I hit a bump and fall below 70. It will no go beyond 70 MPH for it stops there and seems to get stuck and won't move until I hit a bump. I tried accelerating quickly past 70 to "force" the needle past that point but it stops there at 70.

I guess I'll take the instrument cluster out and work the needle by hand. Long time ago I install my gauge rings so I am familiar with how to get in there.

My question is has anybody experienced this and what needs to be done to fix it?
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Old 06-20-2005, 01:22 PM
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damn...just find a used odo on ebay and do the swap, dont take the car to a dealer or shop, or they will report the mileage discrep to carfax and your resale value will sink
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Old 06-20-2005, 01:28 PM
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ooo KEEP IT LIKE THAT!!!

that way when youre doin 150 on the highway you can say "officer...im only doing 70...see im doin 70 right now too

muahaha
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Old 06-20-2005, 01:35 PM
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what movie was that in? its was tommy boy or black sheep. fumes were leaking into the car and he was going 5mph on the highway haha
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Old 06-20-2005, 03:28 PM
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my moms quest has an issue similar to that with her tach needle, it gets stuck at ~2k rpms....
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Old 06-20-2005, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by silversurfersg
what movie was that in? its was tommy boy or black sheep. fumes were leaking into the car and he was going 5mph on the highway haha
blacksheep
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Old 06-20-2005, 04:07 PM
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have u put on any of those "euro" gauges. i had some on my previous car and it didn't stick down very well and my needles were catching. i had to glue them down to fix it.
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Old 06-20-2005, 04:25 PM
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do u have cluster rings? if u do then it must of moved.. just open your cluster and reposition it

or if u have aftermarket relays .. you might want to check those out.

if your cluster is stock.. then but another one..
 
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As you said, you've opened up the cluster to install guage rings... Well, i can almost guarantee the rings are the problem. Mine did the same thing, got stuck at 80mph and 3k RPMs.

Just readjust them (the rings) and maybe use some epoxy to make sure they dont move again.
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hammer?

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Old 06-22-2005, 04:37 AM
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My speedometer seems to be working fine now by sweeping past 70 with no problem. I changed nothing.
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Old 06-22-2005, 05:00 AM
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Since it's not too huge a task, I would suggest to adjust your rings and secure them. It will probabaly just happen again if you dont.
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