Hello,
Yesterday I finally got my hands on my first Cruiser a 1981 Hj47 Troopy. The guy I bought it off let me know the Speedometer was not working when I purchased it so that was the first thing I decided to tackle. When replacing the speedometer cable I plugged both sides into the Transfer case and the back of the Gauge cluster, however, this didn't fix the issue. I tried using the drill method of spinning the cable from the point where it attaches to the Transfer case and I found that some of the time when I was spinning the drill/cable the speedometer was working as normal, increasing and decreasing with the speed of the drill. However, most of the time it was completely dead with the needle not moving at all while the drill was being spun. what do you guys think the issue is? I believe it may be the gauge cluster itself. are there any telltale signs that the speedometer cluster would be defective?
Thanks for your input guys!
Yesterday I finally got my hands on my first Cruiser a 1981 Hj47 Troopy. The guy I bought it off let me know the Speedometer was not working when I purchased it so that was the first thing I decided to tackle. When replacing the speedometer cable I plugged both sides into the Transfer case and the back of the Gauge cluster, however, this didn't fix the issue. I tried using the drill method of spinning the cable from the point where it attaches to the Transfer case and I found that some of the time when I was spinning the drill/cable the speedometer was working as normal, increasing and decreasing with the speed of the drill. However, most of the time it was completely dead with the needle not moving at all while the drill was being spun. what do you guys think the issue is? I believe it may be the gauge cluster itself. are there any telltale signs that the speedometer cluster would be defective?
Thanks for your input guys!