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Broken Speedo, info?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 14:59
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hey guys cheers in advance for any info you can provide, any would be highly appreciated.
my car (1987 Celica SX, or a GT3 for the peeps in the US) recently bottomed out over a rediculous speed hump (my car aint even lowered) and since then the speedo and tachometer have decided to quit on me, i figure that since all my other dash equipment still works, engine temp, revs etc, i was thinking that perhaps the jolt of the car bottoming out may have caused some plug to come loose or something like that, do you guys have any idea what could cause this?
P.S Shout out to 'WANKER' (a username, it aint abuse) if u come across this post. 
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Broken Speedo, info?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 15:32
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| Slip_87SX wrote on Wed, 16 February 2005 22:59 |
the speedo and tachometer have decided to quit on me, i figure that since all my other dash equipment still works, engine temp, revs etc,
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ummm...?
just check your speedo wire, go down to a toyota dealership and ask for their workshop manual for your car, they're friendly, and they'll give you a look for nothing 
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Location:
Perth, Australia
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February 2005
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Re: Broken Speedo, info?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 17:03
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haha, i feel ya, odometer, my bad, late at night my hands and brain dont co-operate with each other, yeh, will try the dealers, cheers eh
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Rosanna, Melb
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June 2002
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Re: Broken Speedo, info?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 13:03
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Check what's broken.
Try and find the speedo drive on your gearbox and check it still looks ok. Or if its mechanical you can pull it out and spin it by hand and see if your speedo moves (this will drop your gearbox oil too). If the speedo moves then your sender is rooted, if it deosn't then something in the cable or dash cluster has gone.
Hen
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: Broken Speedo, info?
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Thu, 17 February 2005 13:06
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| Henn wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 23:03 |
Check what's broken.
Try and find the speedo drive on your gearbox and check it still looks ok. Or if its mechanical you can pull it out and spin it by hand and see if your speedo moves (this will drop your gearbox oil too). If the speedo moves then your sender is rooted, if it deosn't then something in the cable or dash cluster has gone.
Hen
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yeah on my ma61 just before i pulled out the w58, i discovered it had a broken nylon gear from the speedo drive - hence it not working...not hard to find...
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Location:
Perth, Australia
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Broken Speedo, info?
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:57
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Cheers guys, much appreciated, i'll check it out 2day, i got a mate who used to be in the wrecking business so he should be able to identify these things for me
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