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Intermittent speedometer--temperature related. Does something need resoldering? 700

posted by  Mr Data on  Sun Nov 19 12:11 CST 2006
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I concur. Last spring my wife's '87 740 speedo began to be intermittant, temp wasn't a factor. Needle would jerk around and eventually quit altogether. I jacked the rear and yes, it's a cramped area. I found the wire to the connector had flexed enough that it finally broke. I placed the rear of the car on jack stands on the rear jack points at the rocker panels (lifting the car by the differential). Letting the jack down dropped the rear end down quite a bit exposing the cable and the differential and the speedo connection. I also removed one end of the stabilizer bar and swung it up (I think...) and out of the way making it way easier to butt-splice and tape the cable. I also readjusted the cable positioning taking some of the stress off of it. Been fine since...

Roger
Southern Colorado






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