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12-18-2014, 09:46 PM | #1 |
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Gear indicator not working.
Hi all. My gear indicator has just stopped working. It no longer tells me if I am in D or N etc. Can someone give me any ideas on how to fix this?
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12-18-2014, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
Take the dash bezel off and see what happened. Maybe the spring or needle broke.
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12-18-2014, 09:53 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
Or the cable may have broken, it is on mine (someone probably dropped the column without disconnecting stuff first).
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12-19-2014, 12:08 AM | #4 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
On mine there is a band that connects the pointer that is broken. I haven't looked into fixing it cause I have other things that need attention first for something that is just nice.
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12-19-2014, 12:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
Look around the collar there are some it's a clip, needs a squeeze.
Or some it's a real short star screw, holding the clip. Up into a grove in the cluster across to the pointer,a spring pulls it back.
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12-19-2014, 12:30 AM | #6 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
Thanks guys. From what you are saying it sounds like may be a broken or detached spring. The pointer on mine stays to the right on the last position it was put on. Doesn't return to P. Looks like I have another weekend job to do. Cheers.
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12-19-2014, 12:40 AM | #7 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
I got a replacement from LMC.
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12-19-2014, 01:42 AM | #8 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
If it stays to the right, the spring is broken. If it stays to the left, the cable is broken.
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12-19-2014, 01:23 PM | #9 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
Rich I was thinking the same, from what has been said on here. Gonna get in to it today. Thanks for all the help guys.
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12-20-2014, 05:39 PM | #10 |
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Re: Gear indicator not working.
All fixed. Turns out the wire/cable had come out of its groove. The pointer was a little notchy in its movement too, so I greased that. Now works perfect. Whilst I was at it I adjusted the pointer to sit over the middle of the D and P etc. Thanks again for the help.
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