Sticking speedo?

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  • 4WheelDrifter
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Oct 2004
    • 5773
    • Country: Devon

    #46
    It should look something like this.....
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    • 4WheelDrifter
      S2Forum Zealot
      • Oct 2004
      • 5773
      • Country: Devon

      #47
      Undo the rest of the screws and slice the VDO anti tamper tape, and the instruments should just slide out, leaving you with this......
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      • 4WheelDrifter
        S2Forum Zealot
        • Oct 2004
        • 5773
        • Country: Devon

        #48
        ....and this.....
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        • s2dude
          S2Forum Extremist
          • Nov 2005
          • 1631
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #49
          Originally posted by 4WheelDrifter
          Have you removed the Autocheck/Trip Computer unit from the back of the cluster?
          Not Yet...

          I can see some nuts hidden away but I didnt want to end up taking bits off then find I hadnt had to remove them after all

          Should it just lift away after all visible screws have been removed??

          Great Pics by the way...

          THANKS
          Last edited by s2dude; 30 August 2006, 18:38.

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          • 4WheelDrifter
            S2Forum Zealot
            • Oct 2004
            • 5773
            • Country: Devon

            #50
            Just remove the visable screws/nuts as you find them. The Computer should slide out, revealling another couple of screws/nuts. IIRC HTH
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            • dan_b
              S2Forum Possessed
              • Sep 2003
              • 3670
              • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

              #51
              By the way, I did this a few weeks ago, completely cured my problem. Sure enough there was a tiny bit of peeling going on right underneath the body of the needle - a quick scrape with a stanley knife and we were away. Dials have been perfect ever since. It's an easy enough job to do too.
              Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...

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              • s2_bo
                S2Forum Zealot
                • Oct 2005
                • 6067
                • Home: United Kingdom Current: France

                #52
                Did you apply a tiny bit of super glue to bond the now broken paint edge down on to the dial face?

                I would recommend doing this as it may start to peel again from the same location.
                91 S2 coupé - RIP
                98 S8 - Luxury barge

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                • dan_b
                  S2Forum Possessed
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 3670
                  • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

                  #53
                  Actually no I didn't - didn't even think of that, good idea, although I'd hate to have mis-applied the superglue and got it stuck on the needle!
                  Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...

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                  • s2dude
                    S2Forum Extremist
                    • Nov 2005
                    • 1631
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #54
                    Removed the autocheck and voila....paint catching at just about every angle on my speedo dial....

                    Fixed it with my old mate stanley and got a 100% working speedo back!!!!

                    Got to be the easiest cheapest job I've had on my S2 (satisfaction per ££ value you understand!!!)

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                    • ujimaflip
                      S2Forum Enthusiast
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 121
                      • Home: United Kingdom Current: Belgium

                      #55
                      I have the same problem as a lot of you seem to have - sticking speedo after ~ 1.5 hrs driving.... And always seems to stick at not entirely legal speeds.....

                      It is definitely a time based problem (or maybe temperature?) - speedo always works for ~ 1 hr.

                      Anyone carried out this fix in the Cambridge area able to help me out at all? I'm too scared to do this myself....

                      Getting away with it at the moment by always having the satnav plugged in...

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                      • s2_bo
                        S2Forum Zealot
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 6067
                        • Home: United Kingdom Current: France

                        #56
                        These a few Plasma Gauges left See this thread

                        This would certainly sort out your sticking dial problem.
                        Pics on page 29 and onwards. Pm me if your interested.
                        Cheers.
                        Bo
                        91 S2 coupé - RIP
                        98 S8 - Luxury barge

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                        • s2driveruk
                          Super Moderator
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 12696
                          • Country: England

                          #57
                          Originally posted by s2_bo
                          These a few Plasma Gauges left See this thread

                          This would certainly sort out your sticking dial problem.
                          Pics on page 29 and onwards. Pm me if your interested.
                          Cheers.
                          Bo
                          Can these be installed by an electronic numpty like me? I do need to sort my speedo out but not sure if I can deal with wiring

                          Cheers
                          David
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                          1992 3b S2 Coupe

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                          • s2_bo
                            S2Forum Zealot
                            • Oct 2005
                            • 6067
                            • Home: United Kingdom Current: France

                            #58
                            Originally posted by s2driveruk
                            Can these be installed by an electronic numpty like me? I do need to sort my speedo out but not sure if I can deal with wiring

                            Cheers
                            David


                            Hi David,
                            Yeah Its not that difficult. As long as your familiar with a screwdriver and a few other appliances I'm sure you would be fine.

                            If you PM me your email address ill send you the Fitting guide, then you can see for yourself what is in voled and decide if you'd be up for it.

                            Cheers.
                            Bo
                            91 S2 coupé - RIP
                            98 S8 - Luxury barge

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