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i took my gauges out to put white faces on them and when i put them back in the speedo was reading waay to fast (about 70mph when doing about 55mph) could i have not put the cable back on right or not tight enough i have had them out meany times and not had this problem
 
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There's not much to go wrong with the speedo cable. Make sure it is in all the way and snapped, but otherwise little to do wrong. Perhaps you need to lube it?
 
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