my speedometer is all over the place. its totally random just seems to bouch around even when im stoped. anyone have any suggestions?

 

too much torque...

jk, haha have you ever taken your needles off?

 

Either the VSS going out or the circuit board directly behind the speedometer mechanism is going out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueIntegraBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Either the VSS going out or the circuit board directly behind the speedometer mechanism is going out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i love it when this guy posts
its so straight foreward

VSS was my next idea BTW

 

what is VSS, i got the same problem

 

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Vehicle Speed Sensor, its bolted to the top of the transmission.

 

is this vvs easy 2 access? is it a do at home fix or get a mechanic to do it?

 

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Yes its easy, its just bolted to the transmission with 2 bolts, simeply unplug the VSS, remove the 2 bolts, bolt up the new one and plug it in.

 

The whole sensor + gear is held onto the tranny by one 10mm bolt. The sensor is bolted to the bear with 2 bolts.

 

I've got a similar problem... The speedometer has been randomly quitting and working again for the past year or so. Now it has finally gone completely out and only works about 1/10th of the time. I put a new VSS in and still no go. I pulled the guage cluster and checked all connecters, still no go. Any ideas what else I can check???

96 civic 5speed...