Speedometer has turrets

lutter94 · Apr 20, 2013

So my speedo is really starting to act up a lot lately. When I take off, it will stay at 0 mph, then jump to 104 mph. If I beat on the lens it comes back down, but lately it won't even let me do that. If it gets up to 104 and I slow down, it usually keeps going around to the back side of the needle. When I speed up again it drops back down to 104.

I've read a little that the whole cluster needs to be replaced. But the odometer works fine, it is strictly the speedo, and I don't want to have an odometer mismatch. Any thoughts???

hondarocks61 · Apr 20, 2013

Maybe your car is just that fast? Haha, I'd poke around at the wiring behind the dash, look for corroded grounds and such. I was told by my father that old solder can crack and make instruments work intermittently.

CC'S95GT · Apr 20, 2013

Mine does the same thing. I pulled my cluster out and added a piece of card stock (thicker paper found on the back of note pads) to act as a shim on the under side of the connectors.
It seemed to be better for a while, but the speedo and tach is now acting up.
BTW the odometer/ trip can be removed and transfered to the new cluster.

whiplash473 · Apr 20, 2013

Could be the speedo gear in the trans or vss too

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lutter94 · Apr 20, 2013

The odometer works fine, If I drive for a half hour with it at 104 mph, it does not add 50 miles to my odo. Its strictly the speedometer. I also have a speedcal mounted on the firewall since I got 3.73's a year ago....

lutter94 · May 9, 2013

Got it fixed, bought a cheap instrument cluster off ebay <$50. The guy said he didn't know if it worked selling as is. The odometer gear was all busted up, I'm guessing he knew that, but I only needed the speedometer motor. Pretty easy swap, just had to recalibrate the needle.....