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Old 06-20-2007, 07:07 AM
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my speedometer is broken, what it dose is when im driving it jumps all over the place. any one have the same problem? any ideas?
 
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Old 06-20-2007, 02:00 PM
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I'd say a new gauge cluster.
 
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Old 06-20-2007, 02:38 PM
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yea that or you could try the rearwheel speed sensor as it is what the speedo uses to calculate speed,
 
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Sounds like a speed sensor to me.
 
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any one know how to change the speedo sensor
 
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Old 06-23-2007, 04:15 PM
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yea its on top of the rear differential and it just pulls out, easier to do on a lift, and be careful not to break it off in there and lose it there is another post in here w/ better directions if you can find it try a search
 



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