o.k Guys and Gals

Have recently fitted Lockwood White Dials to WRX MY93. However, the speedo needle appears to stick when the car is cold. Basically the needle sticks as I travel faster until the car is reasonably warm and then hey presto the sticking stops and the needled moves normally ?

I have removed the needle and the spindle appears to be leaning slightly more to the left ? I have removed the needle and replaced it but no use. Has anyone else experienced this problem or have any ideas as to how to cure it ?

Cheers

 

er dont wana scare u but i stuffed 2 sets of rev dials doing the white dial thing those spindles r little b4rst4rds 4 breaking at the slightest tug, in the end & £80 off scooby breakers purchasing later after breaking another 1 i melted the needle off with soldering iron so it woodn't break & then just put 1 of the "spare" needles on the replacement.
The symptoms with the rev counter was that it woodn't return 2 the rest place when u flicked it round, at least not as quickly as it should & when it went over 12 o'clock position it woodnt even think of going back. When u have the dash out if u pull at the needle it wood kum out, only marginally but that is enuff 2 mean the spindle is up the brown unpleasant smelling creek
So it sounds slightly different 2 yers but the spindles on all the dials r infamously easy 2 bust r u sure it's not shoved on too far i no i did that with the speedo at 1st when putting needle back on but 4tun8ly when i yanked it sum it came out & didn't bust
Dunno as that helps as it duz sound strange it works after a while but fort i'd share that
Si

 

am i correct in thinking yers is a cable thing at the back i fink earlier uns were, mine was all plugs at back ie electronic, so the cable may also b sticking i suppose in which case greasin it may alliviate yer trubble?
SI

 

Si thanks for the replies m8 - you are correct MY93 has the cable that plugs into the back of the HUD (altho it was a devils job getting the cable to plug into the back after fitting the dials)


Thanks for the info. I will take a look at the cable and spindles this weekend me thinks.

 

my money wood b on the cable not doing it's thing then get the grease out I was advised 2 do this & did but then it dawned on me wot the benefit wos of greasing plugs lol oops!
Good luck chap
Si

 

i also put a set of white dials in my93
same make as well
my problem was, i snapped the fula gauage needle

damn

so i got another set of dials from my mate
and went about it with more caution that time

the are b4astuds if u ask me

ps i have my old set of white dials now after going back to standard dials.
any1 after the set ???
£100 inc white faces.

 

broke mine any better advice on fitting the lockwood ones?

 

the 2 main dials r straight forward
the 2 littler dials are hard
u have to cut the old ones off gently.
then place the new white ones on carefully
slightest knock and those baby break

 

if u have spare needles then when u get replacements from breakers etc melt the needles off if it's the speedo & rev thin yer busting when doing 2 spoon technique
As far as hacking away original dials for the petrol & temp gauge goes i managed it with much caution a tiny pair of scissors & a piar of nail clippers just trim away as much as possible with the clippers & then used scissors 2 cut thru 2 the gap in the middle then it's just a case of gently prising it from around the spindle without making too much contact, i found more contact woz made with this spindle when putting the new dials on but just made sure i new where it shud b pointing & gentle pushed it back 2 where it shud b & 4tun8ly nowt happened with those
Let me no if i can assist any further?
Si
PS oh look web page is now working how to fit dials i didn't actually remove the dials as described but probably wood b easier but i still say use small scissors & clippers rather than knife more acurate & easier

 

when i bought my lockwood dials they sent me a tool for taking off the 2 main needles

 

what kind of tools?

 

if you made this post earlier i would save myself £50

 

it was a special too for taking off the needles.

sort of a fork shape tool, so u can prive the main 2 off
they mentioned that you cant take the temp and fule neeles off, as they r glues on. so u have to carefully cut the old faces off them 2.

 

Unless it's a tool which will actually grip the spindle then it will still b as flawed as the 2 spoon technique in which case it's hit & hope whether it breaks
Si (& his soldering iron if u wana borrow it )
[uditod kuz ! **** spull]

[Edited by scooby_si - 10/16/2002 2:11:23 PM]

 

worked fine on my dials

 

lucky u lol
Si