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on my car, the speedo goes to 0 when i hit a bump and the odometer and trip odometer do not work. and the check engine and other warning lights do not light up at all, not even on start up... and the tach reads way off... am i better off just getting a new cluster?
Thanks for the advice and the pictures I wish I had read this 7 years ago when I bought the car with a bad trip odometer. I've been keepin' one in my cell phone for years to check my mileage. This should be way easier.
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I did however have to drop the steering column in order to put the cluster back in. This is on an 89 RS, 115mph speedo.
The 21 year old lights SUCK now; I can barely see the gas gauge late at night, lucky i have aftermarket water temp/volt/oil pressure on the A-pillar, so i'm not really worried about it.
Hopefully I will find a job soon so I can get the LEDs in there.
Thanks JamesC
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i just bought a great odometer that the trip actually works on it. Is there some kind of preventative maintenance I can do to it to keep it from breaking in the future?
Or just use a really soft touch when pushing the rest button from now on?
i just bought a great odometer that the trip actually works on it. Is there some kind of preventative maintenance I can do to it to keep it from braking in the future?
Or just use a really soft touch when pushing the rest button from now on?
The soft touch can't hurt. The "J" hooks are plastic, however, and eventually become brittle--and frankly, the design wasn't the best.
JamesC
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i just bought a great odometer that the trip actually works on it. Is there some kind of preventative maintenance I can do to it to keep it from braking in the future?
Or just use a really soft touch when pushing the rest button from now on?
I bet lubing them would help. Maybe something like powdered graphite, not just a liquid lube.
GM recommends that only the lower 2/3's of the cable be lubricated (I assume to prevent leakage into the speedo head. The "J" hooks retain the odometer roll, so there would be no cause to lube. At any rate, I'd personally avoid it.
JamesC
__________________ "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet
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even though that Speedometer worked fine when I bench tested it, the trip odometer doesn't work after all
oh well, I cleaned and greased the cable when I had it out, and it doesn't squeak and jump anymore. That's more important than having a working trip odometer
Another bit of good news. The speedometer cable wasn't half as hard to get clipped back up as I thought it would be. I was worried I wouldn't be able to get it hooked up again because I've heard horror stories. I grabbed the cable as it comes through the firewall, pushed/pulled it toward the back of the car as much as I could, and then pushed on teh face plate of the cluster until it all snapped into place
Great article, worked awesome, I used aviation saftey wire and the spinner tool.
quick easy fix. sometimes only one side is broke, make sure to wire both anyway,
beacause it will break eventually.
Any Ideas on 1995 Firebird 3.4L ? In 4 days i have driven the car approx 45 miles but according to the trip im at 9 tenths of a mile lol. I realize it may be electronic as i havent checked yet, just thought id see if anyone has fixed this before on new year models. Thank you
genius. great easy fix. i just used a twisty tie and bam! its working again. at any rate thanks for the info. i thought it was gonna to be buy a new cluster or look at the broken one.
i just did mine.gm should have their but kicked for making the cable release so hard to get to.i used the nail and tie strap method.now i have a trip odometer for the first time since i got this car.thanks.
