on my escort gti the speedometer needle keeps bouncing after av been driving for awhile..how can i sort this?

 

You could try taking the cable inner out and greasing it, then wipe away grease, it will still have enough left on it to lube it, they usually do this as the cable gets dry and starts winding up then releasing.
tabetha

 

thin oil down the cable, bosh

did my bikes the other day, it was bouncing between 140 and 180, :blub:

 

i had the same problem with the speedo on my cossie. i took the clocks out and had a look at the mechanism behind the speedo. Had a fiddle around with the worm gear which moves the odometer numbers, and made sure the little cogs were engaging properly, that sorted out a treat.
Muffster.

 

aww ok cool guys i will give that a try thanx alot

 

had this before on my own gti ended up being the drive gear,simple fix though

 

yea?? how would you fix this?

 

Happened to a friend of mine on his honda, as above, he ran thin oil down the cable which did sort it, however about a year later it started doing it again, so he bunged a new cable on, and its been fine for the last 4 years!

 

aww i love this place..solves everything lol

al give that a try guys thanx if it happens again al just hange the cable

 

So why does my speedo read "20 MPH" below what the car is doing