Speedo Needle Sticking...Solutions?

Dan 4RR · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Karma :

Hey, today was this first time I went for a short ride on my scooter around town and noticed the needle was stuck at 0mph. I think a possible reason it is sticking is because it hasn't had much use, I think the last time I used it before today was last Thursday and has been stuck outside under a cover since then. So basically I need to know if there are any simple solutions to unstick my needle again? It's a Peugeot Vivacity 50cc btw..sigh...

bish777 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Karma :

get the speedo out, take out the cable.

pour loads of oil down the cable, and spray WD40 into the speedo itself. Should sort it.
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cunni · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

Don't actually travel on it and there ain't a problem! D'oh!

C'mon, someone had to say it! Rolling Eyes

As stated above, but go easy on the WD40 and oil, too much could just feck it all up. Too much oil/WD40 could have the needle sticking again!

Has any damp got onto the paper speed indicator disc? Dry it out and re-seal the clock if it has.
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SoND · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Karma :

I've seen a lot of speedo drives break on scooters. If not the cable then it's probably that.
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