I took the dash fascia out and drove it around the block so I could the cable turning and mine was jumping around. I think it had done around 200000klms at the time.
Bouncy speedo and seeking MPH
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I took the dash fascia out and drove it around the block so I could the cable turning and mine was jumping around. I think it had done around 200000klms at the time.
Rosco,
Where did your cable fail?
Closer to the transfer case or instrument cluster?
Where did your cable fail?
Closer to the transfer case or instrument cluster?
G'Day Fella's,
Stayalert, after a couple of years of having a jumping speedo needle and occasional squealing noises, I replaced the speedo cable with a new Tojo one.
I did this at the same time, I was repairing coolant leak from the in cabin, heater core flexible joints (all of the dash was removed).
Problems solved!
Hope that helps
Avagreatweekendeh!
Homer
Stayalert, after a couple of years of having a jumping speedo needle and occasional squealing noises, I replaced the speedo cable with a new Tojo one.
I did this at the same time, I was repairing coolant leak from the in cabin, heater core flexible joints (all of the dash was removed).
Problems solved!
Hope that helps
Avagreatweekendeh!
Homer
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I'm not sure. I cant even remember if it actually broke, maybe 1 did and 1 didn't. But a new cable fixed it both times. You can use any Toyota cable as long as its the same length approx.
I think the first may have had a kink in it from the previous owner getting it snagged on something. I think the second one was cheap aftermarket one that just stopped. I never bothered too look where it was broken.
This is in 2003 -2006 ,so my memory of it is not up to scratch.
I cleaned up my old speedo and had it ready to install, but @joekatana from the great state of Texas gave me a deal I couldn't refuse on a complete gauge set from Europe (where my LJ70 is from).
I plugged the newer one in and everything worked like a charm. No more bouncing needle on the speedo and I have a oil pressure gauge that works. The guy in Japan that was painting the gauges that day must have had too much saki during lunch break because there is overspray on all the gauges, but all the gauges work. I'd rather have reliable gauges that read accurately than well painted gauges that bounce or don't work. Bottom line it was a bad speedo gauge, not the speedo cable. Also, my LJ has a 171,438 less kilometers now. Damn crazy how that works.
I plugged the newer one in and everything worked like a charm. No more bouncing needle on the speedo and I have a oil pressure gauge that works. The guy in Japan that was painting the gauges that day must have had too much saki during lunch break because there is overspray on all the gauges, but all the gauges work. I'd rather have reliable gauges that read accurately than well painted gauges that bounce or don't work. Bottom line it was a bad speedo gauge, not the speedo cable. Also, my LJ has a 171,438 less kilometers now. Damn crazy how that works.
