Clicking speedo and PCB

[mariner]

Hi all

Slightly odd one this but out of nothing my speedo/speedo needle has started making a loud (and very annoying ) clicking noise as it works its way up the dial. Has anyone else experienced this, or know if its symptomatic of something? The vans a 1982 but with a scooby conversion.

I've taken the dashpod out and removed the speedo and its components as far as I can to check its all okay and everything seems fine. Did manage to snap the PCB between the speedo light and the main section though whilst doing this . Is this a worry, other than the light over the speedo not working?

Thanks for any help.

[slowcoach]

Does the needle bounce much? Just try taking the Speedo connection off the back and give it a wiggle.

Only lost the light, no big deal

[mariner]

Cheers Slowcoach. Thought it'd just be the light so that's good!

Yeah the need bounces quite a lot until you hit around 40/50mph+ when it settles down and the noise is better. Have given the connector at the back a wiggle and had it off/on a few times without any joy. I wandered whether changing the speedo cable might help but I can't see why it should really. Is it possible it's worn hence it not rotating smoothly?

[RogerT]

Mine did that. Dribbled oil down the dash end, in the hope that it would go down the inside and smooth things out. A few weeks later all was well.

[Oldiebut goodie]

Try looking at the other end - the cable may well be jumping around in a worn square hole in the grease cap.