Date:         Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:28:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
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At 02:56 PM 6/23/2008, Neil2 wrote...
>Anyone have an idea how one goes about getting the speedo needle back
>in the
>correct position?

It should be about 10 mph less than 0 when resting, that's a good
starting place to get close - put the needle on just firmly enough that
it doesn't move, then carefully lift it over the stop peg.

Now you have to calibrate it. I used a GPS to determine my actual
speed. I drove so the GPS indicated 60 MPH, and noted what the speedo
read.

Back home, you need to take it out of the cluster again, and remove the
back for older speedos, remove the impulse sender for newer ones. If
you look at the mechanism, there's an outer fixed metallic shell, then
a ring which moves with the needle, then a center portion which moves
with the cable.

Gently move the needle to the position you noted above. Take a
permanent marker and mark the position on the ring and outer shell. I
then wedged a toothpick in between the ring and shell to hold it in
position. Remove the needle, double check that the marks are lined up,
then put the needle back on, pointing to 61 MPH (so it indicates just
over the actual speed). Check the marks again, and push the needle on
firmly if they're still OK.

Reassemble, any you should be done.