I want to pull my speedo apart to find out why

a) my odometer doesn't work
b) why my speedo works intermittantly

heres a pic am i blind or missing something here??

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There are two brass screws that hold it in from the back.
Pete

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A recent study found the average Aussie walks about 900 miles a year
Another study found Aussies drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year
That means, on average, Australians get about 41 miles per gallon

Kind of makes you proud to be an AUSSIE

There's no numbers.....mabye it doesn't know where to point?!?!?.....

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thanks i got it

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I pulled my speedo apart last week cause the odometer didn't work.
The odometer is made up of a heap of little gears and springs. Be careful when you pull it apart. Photos may help if you don't have a diagram. When putting the speedo back together, it may be hard to get the arrow in the right place.
Mine now sits on 20 mph at idle, 0 when off and 30 when moving.

Matt try and leave the pointer, needle whatever alone....its part of the calibration process for speedo......

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"Show me the Mini!"

ERR umm too late
the dash isn't all back together properly yet in anticipation of such a problem. if it shows too slow i'll take out some of the spring pre-load

Well i got the answers to the questions i had

The odometer wasn't working because a spring clip on the side of it came off, now back on.

Speedo well it's a problem with the cable at the gearbox end cause i can hold it at one spot and it will turn with the car moving but push it in 1mm too far and it stops. Thats a one day when i get the extractors put on so i can figure out the problem

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Ewwww dear...well no real harm done...

You should be real gentle prising off the needle...especially if the spindle has splines on it...resist the urge to twist...grip the spindle firmly with some smooth pliers.

So just whack it back in temporarily and note where the needle reads at a particular speed checked against another car or timed against a measured clickometer. Look at how far you have to move the needle around then remove it and carefully take the needle off and put is back on further up or down the dial (trial amd error)

The spring clip..was that a spiral spring or a domed thingummy?? If its the spiral spring then they do lose their tension so it might just fall off again unless you shorten it ever so slightly...

Hey...and watch your speed

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"Show me the Mini!"

Hmm too late for that as well . I already have had a yarn to one of Queenslands finest revenue raisers.

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