Speedo going crazy

[nbristow01]

Need a bit of help. Today my speedo started working improperly. Going 40 it would shoot up to 80, sit a while, bounce down then back up, just reading al kinds of stuff. Whenever it would be acting up< which is constant now, a wack on the dash and it would return to normal for a few seconds than back to going crazy. By wacking on the dash I am assumming it is in the speedo or at the cable at the very end. I have taken the speedo out. The cable was brand new for my 5 speed conversion about a year ago I guess. My question is if this seems to be a lubrication issue. Is there a ccertain place I lube the speedo? When I put back together I will put oil down the cable as well. This may solove my issue but any additional info would be greatly appreciated.

[roadhog0]

Chances are it's in the speedo. The cable if it has issues wont speed up, only slip. Send your speedo in to get looked, rebuilt, and calibrated.

[nbristow01]

Chances are it's in the speedo. The cable if it has issues wont speed up, only slip. Send your speedo in to get looked, rebuilt, and calibrated.

Who doe this work?

[Chamonix72]

No personal experience, but I've heard form others who have nice things to say. http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

[nbristow01]

No personal experience, but I've heard form others who have nice things to say. http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

I may have solved the issue, I took the mounting plate off the back of the speedo and there was a screw about to fall out. It is a screw that holds the speedo mechamism in place. If was just flopping around when I took the back off. Lets see if this fixes it...thanks for the responses

[adawil2002]

Chances are it's in the speedo. The cable if it has issues wont speed up, only slip. Send your speedo in to get looked, rebuilt, and calibrated.

Who doe this work?

In a folder of papers from my 3.0 CSi, North Hollywood Speedometer and clock, http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

rebuilt the speedo and clock.

[nbristow01]

Chances are it's in the speedo. The cable if it has issues wont speed up, only slip. Send your speedo in to get looked, rebuilt, and calibrated.

Who doe this work?

In a folder of papers from my 3.0 CSi, North Hollywood Speedometer and clock, http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

rebuilt the speedo and clock.

Thanks I will keep that info in case I need it

[02Les]

No personal experience, but I've heard form others who have nice things to say. http://www.nhspeedometer.com/

I may have solved the issue, I took the mounting plate off the back of the speedo and there was a screw about to fall out. It is a screw that holds the speedo mechamism in place. If was just flopping around when I took the back off. Lets see if this fixes it...thanks for the responses

If not ok, you can also send to Rick Borth, Austin (a little nearer).

www.speedometer.com

He repaired my Touring speedo for me a few years ago.

[TKMad]

If you get tired of cables you could try one of these GPS speedometers.

http://www.speedhut.com/

I'm definitely going this way when my speedo dies. Plus it has an altimeter, direction indicator, 1/4 mile time, and 0-60 time all built in!

Check out their quad gauge as well and imagine that in place of the current water temp/fuel gauge. The fuel gauge is programmable so it will work with any sender. If I had the money I'd be all over it.

[inkatx2002]

Nick, let us know if tightening that screw works.... I just put a new speedo cable into a brand new instrument cluster and if it doesn't work.... may try the digital route.

Marc

[nbristow01]

Nick, let us know if tightening that screw works.... I just put a new speedo cable into a brand new instrument cluster and if it doesn't work.... may try the digital route.

Marc

I will know in a few hours LOL

[Mike Self]

I did a BMW CCA Roundel column on how to repair this problem. It's in the speedometer head if you don't have a kinked/dry speedo cable. The same thing happend to mine a couple of years ago.

Fairly simple repair once you pull the instrument cluster.

cheers

mike

[malagalaga]

I've got an extra speedo you can borrow for a bit if you need.

Wait, that sounded wrong.

[bills2002]

Thanks! I don't know how I can live without that GPS speedo now. There are plenty of other ways to track speed (phone, GPS unit, restored/new stock speedo) but the Legacy GPS speedo is sooo cool. Price needs to come down a bit.

[nbristow01]

Well it is worknig smooth today but now showing 6 to 7 mph over what I am going, so at 50 it shows 56 or 57. There are those 2 screws in back. I may mess with them tonight and see if they are for calibration. I will see if adjustng them changes the differential