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Re: Odometer/speedometer/Roof [saabnow]
Posted by The Saab Network (more from The Saab Network) on Sun, 5 Jan 2003 20:44:38
In Reply to: Odometer/speedometer/Roof [saabnow], The Saab Network, Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:37:45
Message from Ari Kahan
Subject: Re: Odometer/speedometer/Roof
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>The Odometer broke about 6 months ago and then about three months after that
>the speedometer would bounce from zero to fifty - no matter what the actual
>speed and then finally stopped altogether.
In my general experience, though not specifically with your particular
model, the bouncing from zero to fifty is caused by the speedometer
cable chafing against the tube it travels inside, typically because it has
model, the bouncing from zero to fifty is caused by the speedometer
cable chafing against the tube it travels inside, typically because it has
frayed or kinked somewhere in preparation for snapping. Then, some
time after this, the cable typically snaps, which is what it looks like has
happened in your case. You can probably fix your speedometer problem
here by replacing the cable. Make sure there's plenty of lubricant
in the new cable before you install it. Some cables (I'm not sure about
Saab's) come pre-lubricated.
-A
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