Speedometer Problem

[DSM_23]

i put a new gauge face on yesterday, and when i put the cluster back in i noticed that the speedometer needle has dropped below the 0mph line and now its like 20 mph off whenever driving and i dont know why this is happening because everything went back in fine? anybody got an answer?

 

[GTM]

Originally posted by DSM_23
i put a new gauge face on yesterday, and when i put the cluster back in i noticed that the speedometer needle has dropped below the 0mph line and now its like 20 mph off whenever driving and i dont know why this is happening because everything went back in fine? anybody got an answer?

You will need a 110v 1/4" drill motor which turns at 2250 rpm in reverse.

Cut the head off a proper size nail, put shank in drill chuck. Gently press nail point up to speedo drive fitting at max drill speed of 2250rpm the needle should be at 60 mph. If not remove needle and reset at 60 with the drill spinning. Would be best with 2 people.


http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87017&highlight=speedo+drill+cable

Cheers,
GTM

 

[DSM_23]

the speedo cable i know is fine because i watched it turn, and my speedo has always worked fine until i installed a new gauge face, which just simply was a stick on thing, so i really dont know why the speedo went so out of wack. any more suggestions? could i remove the needle or something and set it ?? let me know

 

[GTM]

Originally posted by DSM_23

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so i really dont know why the speedo went so out of wack. any more suggestions? could i remove the needle or something and set it ?? let me know

If you didn't bend it then pull the needle off and with the drill runnung press it back on at the 60mph mark.

Cheers,
GTM.

 

[LightningGSX]

DSM_23, GTM is saying when you put on your new gauge face, you took off your speedo needle, and reinstalled it in the wrong place.It is nearly impossible to reinstall it in the same place it was ,so you need to "calibrate" it with a drill at a certain RPM.