Slow reacting speedO

[soobme]

Iv'e never seen anything quite like it (on my new DL) the speed-O reacts VERY slowly to speed changes. It's not bouncing or anything, just moves real slow. Any one ever seen this before?

[northguy]

A friend had a speedo that didn't work in the cld. The cable shrank and spun until it warmed up. Same with my tach. But I doubt it gets cold enough in OR for that to be the problem.

[GeneralDisorder]

same with my tach.

 

Eh? Your tach is electric, as all Subaru tachs are to my knowledge.

 

GD

[bushbasher]

sounds like something gooey on the bushing for the needle, as inside the speedo there is a device which is like a spinning magnet type thing, with a preset friction or spring thing tuned on the needle end that regulates how much it is dragged by the magnetism. oil or goo could make the needle slow to react, but still able to stay accurate. However oil or goo in the magnet mechanism can make your speedo way to fast because it will cause drag between the magnets and the metal needle pickup thingy, so I don't know how you got goo at the needle but not anywhere else. Actually I have no idea if that is how suby speedos work, but that's how most speedos work.

[Meeky Moose]

i've had 2 subie's with teh same issue.. right about 65mph it would stick until you slowed down or sped up at least 10mph then it would move. they only did it when it was cold.. so i figured some sorta goo somewhere

[Rooinater]

for the tach problem... i'd check for a good connection and resistance in all your wires/ corrosion on terminals... cause that's the only thing that i can think of for eronious indication on electric system. other than a bad tach.

[pleiades]

My RX did that originally too (and still does when it's very, very cold out). I cleaned the side that went into the speedo cluster and it helped. May also want to check for hard bends in the cable. If it's being bound up by anything that will cause it move slowly.

[Warp3]

Originally posted by Meeky Moose

i've had 2 subie's with teh same issue.. right about 65mph it would stick until you slowed down or sped up at least 10mph then it would move. they only did it when it was cold.. so i figured some sorta goo somewhere

 

I've been wondering why my RX does that...looks like I'm not alone on this problem...anywhere between 65 and 75mph the speedo moves unbelievably slow. I've started to learn where the tach points in 5th gear for each speed just so I know how fast I'm actually going...I can drop 5mph and hold it then it's probably a good minute before the speedo finally drops that 5mph...:brolleye: I have learned that sometimes slapping the dash above the speedo helps...ROFL

[92LoyaleSW]

My old 85 wagon and my 92 wagon both have done the same thing. 65-75mph sticky, both accelerating and decelerating. Maybe just a design quirk.

[soobme]

Well, it seems to be reading the right speed, and it's not stiking @ any speed. It's just a little slow to cach up when accselerating aor de-selerating. I think I might see what all it would take to put in the full gauge cluster from my '85GL w/tac. in it:brow: I have a hard time drivin' a stick with-out a tac any way.