speedometer problems

[xtc]

some times my speedometer gets stuck on zero or at 135


it happens and ends at random times but its annoying


any help would be appreciated

 

[jolly8286]

have you taken out the speedo at any time? sounds like a bad spring. a buddy of mine's t-boed civic done the same thing. He just bought a speedo from the same year and put in a new spring. he was stuck at max-out.:laugh:

 

[xtc]

nope its the same factory one



but u might be right

 

[jolly8286]

just thought i'd throw that out there.

 

[foamerdave]

have the same thing going on right now. the cheep fix has been to beat on the top of the dash till it starts working again. My fist is getting soar

 

[zorrex]

It just sounds like a loose connection on the back of the cluster to be honest. There is no "spring" in the speedo. It is actually an electric motor (unless you have a 95). If there is no power applied to the motor, then the needle will fall to either 0 or 135. Take out the cluster and make sure the connections to the cluster, and the pin connections on the back of the speedo into the cluster are clean.

 

[Tony2005]

Besides a bad connection, a bad battery can cause that too. And of course, a bad Vehicle Speed Sensor and/or a bad connector for the VSS.

 

[foamerdave]

thanks looks like the dash is coming out this weekend for me