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HW182
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Speedo not working

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Good morning all,

Today i drove my 1.6 T25 and half way into my journey, the speedo stopped working. When driving, it now bounces between 0 and 20 mph regardless of the speed i'm doing (something thats never happened before).

Can anyone help point me to what could have caused this?

Cheers.
Betsy - 1988 T25 - 1.6 JX

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Cable snapped. Or become loose at the speedo end. Or hole in grease cap on wheel become worn.
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Have a look at the wheel end of the cable, look to see if the grease cap is secure and the cable and clip fit ok.
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Re: Speedo not working

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Cheers all, when the brakes were done it seeps the c clip hadnt been placed back (combined with a rounded off hole in the cap).

Flattening the hole and making it square again, and fitting anew clip has done the trick. :ok

(Plus the speedo bounce has gone!)
Betsy - 1988 T25 - 1.6 JX

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