My 96 Ford Escort LX speedometer has died. The previous owner claimed to have never taken the car over 50 mph, and the first time I hit 75 the speedo needle started to wander and make noise. It continued to work fine under 40 or so mph, until it just recently started sticking at random speeds. If I whacked the dash the needle would jump back to it's proper place, but now its stuck around 20 mph.
Is this an analog speedometer, that perhaps needs the cable lubricated (or new cable installed)? Not quite sure how I'd go about getting to the back of the instrument cluster, but I'll read through the service manual and see if I can figure it out.
Doug