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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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speedometer not working.

speedometer not working. i hit a bump going down the road today and the speedometer made a loud zing noise and the needle went all the way to the last mark, back to zero and hasent moved since. will a new speedometer cable fix this?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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Jester, what year car do you have?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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Well my memory is failing me but if your speedo is mechanical which I think it is then yes, a new cable will probably fix the issue. The "zing" you probably heard was the physical cable failing.
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