Needle Screwed up?

[85_redranger]

My needle has been like this for a while but i dunno why it's an 85 2wd 2.8 does anyone have any ideas of how to fix it or maybe could sell another one to me the needle still moves but it says i'm doing around 55 when i'm passing cars doing 70

 

[88_Eddie]

my tach did this a few years back in my BII. it would say i was at 1000 rpm when i was shifting into 5th......so i just went and bought the left side of the cluster from a junkyard and put that in. the needles are VERY brittle, and after years of sitting in the sun and cold they fall apart.

i cant remember how much i paid for the used tach, but i doubt it was much. seems like i tried to find just the needle, but i either couldnt find one or they were just as expensive as gettin a new tach.(this was in 2005)

if you get one from a junkyard you can use just the needle so that you're odometer doesnt change when you put the new cluster in.

 

[strvger]

you might want to check and make sure the cable is tight at both ends. would save you a trip to the jy and some $ maybe. just a thought.