sticky speedo

[katk11]

Hi there,
My speedo sticks when it reaches 50mph. When i speed up to 60+ the needle catches up with itself but really slowly. When i slow down it gets stuck again until i stop.
Anyone got any ideas why it is doing this? help?

 

[Glenn]

mine does that, if i go over 20 it sometimes gets stuck there..i normally just wait till i am at traffic lights the start filckin it..does a great job!! lol

 

[katk11]

Its ok once ive stopped the needle just drops back to 0 again. Ive tried flicking it while driving but its got a mind of its own and will only move if it wants to. Do you think it will get better over time? How long has yours been like that?

 

[Glenn]

to be honest it hasent done it for ages, i am not even to sure what causes it, i dont really suppose it gets better over time, my car is an m reg so is like 10/11 years old now! if it is not doing it all the time then i woodnt worry about it, if it keeps doin it and it keeps gettin stuck then get it checked out coz u might break speed limits n stuff without u knowing!

hope that helps!

 

[katk11]

Mines an M reg too. It does pretty much do it every time i take it out. I think i will get it checked out as i think i may have unknowingly broken a few already. thx 4 the advice. I will keep you posted on what they say.

 

[Glenn]

yeah that would be good, it is prob something stupid that does it..i have noticed that it is when i am goin quite fast then i stop quite fast all of a sudden that it does it :S might have something to do with that i suppose..we shall see though!

 

[Craig]

Mine sometimes does it when it is hot, wobbly ford speedos are caused by wear to a nylon thingy in the gearbox, it could be related to that, or it could be where the speedo cable connects to the dash cluster

 

[katk11]

If it was somethin like that i would imagine it would effect it at all speeds not just a specific one. I was thinking if the previous owner constantly drove it at a max of 50mph all the time, would that cause it to stick?
Its a stupid theory but im running out of ideas....

 

[Glenn]

i suppose that could have something to do with it, if they never went over 50..but is an extream long shot though! lol

 

[katk11]

ive decided to book it in to have the thread looked at but it will cost me loads to get it fixed by nissan wont it? Is it a job i could do myself?

 

[Glenn]

yeah will be loads from nissan, someone else will have 2 tell u if it's a job that u can do ya self

 

[Craig]

You can replace the nylon bit for peanuts (this is a Ford problem, so may not be the case here)

 

[katk11]

My m8 is gonna look at it for me tomorrow he rekons he can sort it for me. thanks for the info guys youve been a great help.

 

[Glenn]

My m8 is gonna look at it for me tomorrow he rekons he can sort it for me. thanks for the info guys youve been a great help.

sounds alright, let us know IF he fixes it what he did!

 

[mean micra]

that happens every time to me... if someone sorts it let us all know...
to tell you the truth didnt think it was an actual fault... maybe a micra charecteristic...
(96' k11 1.0l)

 

[katk11]

Hey guys, Its all fixed, he did it!!!!
Apparently when he took the dash off and the bit of paper behind the speedo had a crease in it so he just straightened it out and put it back in and now it works a treat. Simple as that, i dont believe it!!!!