VS Ute Speedo Question

[vsute97]

Hi Folks, recently I have removed my speedo to replace the small cog which breaks and stops the ks clicking up on it, i cant seem to remove the lead which is connected to the speedo cluster by a small plastic plug (virtually the last thing before its all apart) and wondering if there is a trick to it? I feel like I will break it if I put anymore force on it, also after refitting the speedo needle has dropped down all the way to hitting on the housing of the speedo, the needle works but is abour 20km out now as it drops down past the resting point, can you fix this? should I just buy a new speedo cluster? what are they worth to buy, mine has the tacho so im hoping to get another the same if possible? cheers

[Krisp]

use a small flathead to lever the plug off and the speedo needle can be moved all the way in a clock wise direction till you feel resistance. then let it go and keep doing it till it rests on zero

[vsute97]

thanks mate its fixed, how hard is the cog to remove from the speedo cluster once its out, looks complicated, cheers again!

[Krisp]

depends on how hard you want to make it, from memory just unscrew the side plates with a small phillips and be gentle as hell when pulling it apart. take photos of it before stripping it down so it can assist in puttin git back together

[Brett_jjj]

Check out the how to in this link.I just fixed mine the other week,it works perfect again now ,I though it would have been a lot harder to fix than it actually was..
---Broken Odometer---

[justbad4you]

hey bret not that i need to do mine,but how long did it take you to do it mate

Check out the how to in this link.I just fixed mine the other week,it works perfect again now ,I though it would have been a lot harder to fix than it actually was..
---Broken Odometer---

[Krisp]

hey bret not that i need to do mine,but how long did it take you to do it mate

depending on your abilities anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours

[Brett_jjj]

It took me around an hour or so to replace.I cleaned all of the dust out of it while it was apart,so it probably took a bit longer than it usually would.

[justbad4you]

Me and small plastic items dont get along to well lol so im my case 2 clusters ( a new 1 after i smash the 1 i was trying to fix in the 1st place) and hours of waisted time better spent under the bonnet with steel nuts & bolts lol

depending on your abilities anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours

cheers mate alls good