97 Winstar Speedo Dies...

[jjalex]

Our speedometer goes nuts on the Winstar after about 30mph. It has a scraping noise and the needle dances back and forth.

The dealer says his computer tells him the electronic speedometer is bad and wants $500 to replace it.

Does anybody have suggestions on replacing it myself with a salvage yard unit?

Is it hard to get at the unit?

Or other ideas?

Thanks

[fordman123]

You will probably find that the junkyard will want just about as much for this item (if they will even sell one)<-- "due to the speedo tamper laws"
But is not really much of a problem to replace.
Let me know if you decide to repair yourself and I will help you in any way that I can.

Good Luck

[fryguy3112]

Originally Posted by fordman123

You will probably find that the junkyard will want just about as much for this item (if they will even sell one)<-- "due to the speedo tamper laws"
But is not really much of a problem to replace.
Let me know if you decide to repair yourself and I will help you in any way that I can.

Good Luck

i have a 99 windstar 3.8 have same problem with speedo also 0/d light flashing on off i would like to know how to fix speedo also any idea about the o/d light thanks

[jjalex]

Check these guys out:

http://www.carradio.com/speedometers/speedometer.html

They turned around the sppedo in a couple of days and the de-install/install was easy. they even included instructions!
It also gave me a good excuse to clean the dash...

No clue on the o/d light.....

[prospeedo]

Hi From Prospeedo
Most Windstars Are Very Easy To Fix, How? The Problem Is You Need To Re-oil The Bearings In The Speedometer Cluster, Very Few Companies Can Do This Right But They Are Around, They Charge Around $275.00 Us To Fix Your Old One. Hope This Helps You Out. Prospeedo