Nelson

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

scooby_si

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

scooby_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

Nelson

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.

scooby_si

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

DAVE26

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.

HKSubaru

broke mine any better advice on fitting the lockwood ones?

DAVE26

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

scooby_si

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

DAVE26

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

HKSubaru

what kind of tools?

HKSubaru

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

DAVE26

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.

scooby_si

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]

DAVE26

worked fine on my dials

scooby_si

lucky u lol
Si