The speedo on my D is a pain. I just pulled the wheel and found the cable end that goes into the plastic hub shredded. The speedo is relatively new (Most of the inches put in it were in the garage) as is the plastic cap. The speedo rotates freely as do the cables. (The lower cable is new as well). When it did sorta work the speed jumps/pulses. Here's my idea ... We need an electrical transducer that attaches to the front wheel. Then we need the actuator on the speedo end with an electrical connection in-between. The first thought was stepper motors as the transducer and actuator but I can't say for sure that will work. Optimal eliminates the angle drive and associated maintenance. Or we need a transducer that picks up off the rear axle (magnetic or optical pulse) and actuator connected to the speedometer. (I've been tempted to put a bicycle speedo in as a backup) Now I'm done ranting. Thanks for listening. NK To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/