speedo broken, help needed

["brucedduncan" <bduncan@xxxx>]

Last night, its pouring rain...i'm on my way home and my needle 
starts going back and forth, about 20MPH on either side of my speed. 
It does this a few times with a few seconds in between..then it goes 
all the way to 0 and then to 85 a couple times. Then it behaved 
itself the rest of the way home, about another 15 minutes. This am, 
the rain had stopped and as soon as i drive away on the way to work i 
hear squeaking coming from below the steering wheel, down near the 
footwell of the drivers side. It continued when i was moving for 
about 10 minutes, till it stopped. After another 25 minutes the 
needle started bobbing and then completely died.

where do i start? (but i presume i will probably end by buying a 
$200 part :) )

thanks
bruce
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