Re: [DML] speedo broken, help needed

[Bastiaan Olij <mux@xxxx>]

At Wednesday, 27 March 2002, you wrote:

Hi Bruce,

I'm afraid I can't help you beyond saying that I have exactly the 
same problem as you have. We readjusted the cable and it stopped 
misbehaving but since then my speedo is giving about 25mph lower 
then I am actually driving (the 0 point is also very wrong)

Last time I drove it started to make noices again though:-(

Greetz,

Bastiaan Olij

>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
>1265
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