norseman said:

Hi guys

The speedometer of my '87 RRC has thrown a wobbly @ exactly 63k recorded miles. Worked fine up to a short stop in a journey but when it was resumed I became aware of this loud ticking sound, much like a grandfather clock, increasing with road-speed.

Curiously the needle is still recording the speed but is bouncy + or - 5mph at all speeds & neither the odometer or trip mileage are advancing.
The instrument is cable driven on this car, not electronic & as the needle is being driven I assume the cable (2 part) is intact & the fault lies in the instrument itself, though 63k is not exactly a high mileage (?)

Any ideas as to a repairer of speedometers.
I don't think a used unit is a good move, for obvious reasons.

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norseman said:

Many thanks for the replies guys, but I don't understand .. if the cable (which was lubed last year to cure a slight needle waver) has failed/snapped why would the speedo continue to give a reading that (if you ignore the 'ticking' & needle bounce) proves accurate when matched to the rev. counter?

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norseman said:

Hi guys

The speedometer of my '87 RRC has thrown a wobbly @ exactly 63k recorded miles. Worked fine up to a short stop in a journey but when it was resumed I became aware of this loud ticking sound, much like a grandfather clock, increasing with road-speed.

Curiously the needle is still recording the speed but is bouncy + or - 5mph at all speeds & neither the odometer or trip mileage are advancing.
The instrument is cable driven on this car, not electronic & as the needle is being driven I assume the cable (2 part) is intact & the fault lies in the instrument itself, though 63k is not exactly a high mileage (?)

Any ideas as to a repairer of speedometers.
I don't think a used unit is a good move, for obvious reasons.

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