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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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Lately in the mornings(not every morning tho) my needles(tach & speedo) would stick. they both stay on 0... i would let it warm up then my tach would come up sometimes or only after 3k... and my speedo would do the same or would "catch up" after 30mph.... has anyone else had this problem? if so how did u fix it? When this happened i thought it was my cluster goin out but b4 i go and buy a new one i thought i would ask 1st
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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If they are both sticking then I'd say the motor elements are bad in both. If it were just one it could be a sensor that controls either one that is sticking. Likely replacement is needed.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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Well sometimes its one or the other... not always at the same time
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Default yea theres an easy fix

Bang on the top of your cluster and they will work fine.lol
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ucfa4
Bang on the top of your cluster and they will work fine.lol
Been doing it for about a year and a half now..
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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good ol' smackaroo
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RedPhoenix
good ol' smackaroo
Dice Clay: "Cars, women, farm animals...... they all seem to like a smack every now and then to make them perform properly."
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Amen, its a technique where I use a certain trick involving my knuckle and the plastic.
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