Speedometer Theory

tweiss3 · 12-09-2010, 06:13 AM

I say its not read by the transmission because while doing donuts (and spinning the rear wheels much faster than I was actually going) the speedometer isn't reading going any faster. Also, while going about 20mph through a parking lot, and pressing in the clutch and pulling the e-brake to lock the rear wheels, and effectively the transmission, the speedo still read my doing 20 at first and slowly decreasing to 0 when I had actually stopped.

That is what has me confused. I know my speedo is off by 5mph, but im not sure this is normal, or would be normal for a defective cable/worm gear

12-09-2010, 06:13 AM	#4
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 319 Rep Power: 15	I say its not read by the transmission because while doing donuts (and spinning the rear wheels much faster than I was actually going) the speedometer isn't reading going any faster. Also, while going about 20mph through a parking lot, and pressing in the clutch and pulling the e-brake to lock the rear wheels, and effectively the transmission, the speedo still read my doing 20 at first and slowly decreasing to 0 when I had actually stopped. That is what has me confused. I know my speedo is off by 5mph, but im not sure this is normal, or would be normal for a defective cable/worm gear __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles