My speed at low speeds is bounce i.e. flucturates wildly does that mean the gear is buggered or what?

 

greetings European ... ;-)
had the same with mine (i have the long type speedo) and it's either
- not lubricated
- wrong cable routing (to harsh a bend)
- wrecked speedo cable

check the routing first, if that's ok unplug it from speedo, pour some lubricant in there. i just used spray oil in there and shove it back in. if all that doesn't help try a new cable and route it as 'flat' as possible

 

Use some gun oil on the speedometer shaft, it's non-gumming. Then look at the cable.

 

Hey kalli,

Cheers, I hope it the lube, it only started doing it after I replace the turn signal lamp, so I will take out the cluster and re-assembly with extra lube!

 

It could also be the gearset inside the speedo itself in the dash, which you'd have to pull to inspect.

 

Think I got it, getting dark here and have no dash lights so will see 2mrrw in the light

 

yea same thing i was going to mention. spray some wd40 or any other lube down into the shaft and it will spin freely. but after what you said about doing the turn signals and now it bounces around indicated either you put it back incorrectly or maybe its not "seated" properly in the back of the dash. but spraying some oil on it also will only help.

 

From experience. I replaced the cable, no improvement, I replaced the speedometer, no improvement. I noticed wear on the speedo gear in the transmission so replaced it, problem solved. However, it bounces around at high speed now!

 

the gun-oil would be great for it, but never seen any in Ireland. In Germany I always had some Ballistol, which might be possible to get in Netherlands as well.

 

No gun oil?

That is ridiculous!