Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
An Alfa Romeo Alfetta jumping and wobbling gauge needle may with time affect the spring in the speedometer gauge so it gets stuck at low speeds. Here's how you fix it. In this video the Alfetta needle spring had ended up in a position that restricted the needle to move up above 20km/h, and the video shows how it was fixed.
A small comment: the coiled metal wire was found to have a small kink about 1 meter from the attachment to the transmission. Since the coiled metal wire is held inside another coil inside the jacket, it was impossible to bend it back nicely. The above video shows a solution that worked 3 times thru the inspection. I then changed the entire wire setup to a new old stock - and all vibrations and wobbling completely disappeared. It’s now rock steady.
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#AlfaRomeo
#CarMechanics
#Alfetta
#GaugeNeedle
An Alfa Romeo Alfetta jumping and wobbling gauge needle may with time affect the spring in the speedometer gauge so it gets stuck at low speeds. Here's how you fix it. In this video the Alfetta needle spring had ended up in a position that restricted the needle to move up above 20km/h, and the video shows how it was fixed.
A small comment: the coiled metal wire was found to have a small kink about 1 meter from the attachment to the transmission. Since the coiled metal wire is held inside another coil inside the jacket, it was impossible to bend it back nicely. The above video shows a solution that worked 3 times thru the inspection. I then changed the entire wire setup to a new old stock - and all vibrations and wobbling completely disappeared. It’s now rock steady.
#KenSweden
#AlfaRomeo
#CarMechanics
#Alfetta
#GaugeNeedle
