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Old August 7th, 2018, 11:00 AM
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Is this normal ???
1970 442 with rally pack gauges. My speedometer needle is way below the zero MPH mark when at a standstill, this cant be right ???? When driving it is approx. 5 MPH too slow. If it started out at zero MPH then I think it would be much more accurate. Any ideas ??? How too fix ??? Thanks----Greg
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Old August 7th, 2018, 11:18 AM
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No, it should sit on 0 when stopped.
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Old August 7th, 2018, 11:22 AM
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Any idea how to fix ???
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Old August 9th, 2018, 04:14 AM
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Anybody ave an idea on how to if this ?????
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Old August 9th, 2018, 09:51 AM
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Greg, did you just have this speedo overhauled? The mileage looks like it was. If so it should be under some form of warranty.
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Old August 9th, 2018, 12:34 PM
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I'm thinking the needle just pushes on to a very thin shaft coming out of the speedo mechanism. You may be able to remove and reinstall it.
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Maybe it was pegged past 120 and the needle moved on the shaft!
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i think you can just pull it off and stick it on where it belongs,,,
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Got it figured out. Pulled off and replaced in proper spot. Thanks
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It was that easy?? Who did the restoration on the speedo for you?
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I have restored a bunch of these but I don't know/remember if I did this one. If so I would not have shipped it with the needle in the wrong spot. That being said, they are pretty easy to remove & reinstall. Just gently twist the round part of the needle counter clock wise & it will come off then push back onto the stem in the correct position.
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I restored my own gauges, was able to simply pull needle off stem and re-install in proper position-----------thanks for al the help here ---------Greg
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