Blu42
Member
Hi guys, I am a long time lurker ( I made an account here before I even owned a 4Runner) and I don't tend to post much. I like to search the interwebs until I can solve issues on my own but this one has me stumped.
I decided to swap out my cluster leds and they look fantastic. When I started to reassemble the cluster I found that my tachometer and speedometer are no longer working. Odometer, temp, and fuel gauges are working normal.
I tried to readjust the needles by changing the stop (thinking that I had somehow moved it and this was my issue) while unplugged. In each case, I would get different results. I mainly fiddled with my tach as it was easier to check for functionality. Sometimes it would move with the throttle but not very well and would stick wherever it was at. Most the time it just would do nothing. Every so often after unplugging it the needle would run through some sort of self check and would swing around depending on where I left it before plugging it back in. This leads me to believe the stepper motors are working, at least kind of. Most of the time the needle just did nothing. The speedometer just twitches while I'm driving.
I had PM'd emelianenkov, and he suggested that my needles where too close to the face and were binding. I pulled them way back and still had the same issues. I found a place that sells the motors for $19 and it would be an easy swap if that is looking like the issue. Any advice you guys have would be greatly appreciated.
Needle twitch video
Needle forward movement video
The needle will swing around if I leave it between the stop before plugging it back in. That subtle twitching is what my speedometer needle does while I'm driving. If I leave the tach needle stop at ~3000rpm(per the gauge face numbers) the needle will move with the throttle, barley, while rotating around the entire face. If it does move with the throttle, it will only move in one direction.
2007 4Runner SR5 4WD
edit: added videos of current tachometer activity
edit: 12/3/2015 wanted to update this post in case someone else came across it. My final solution was to replace the cluster assembly and have the mileage programmed. I could have driven around with the broken cluster, or none at all, but I wanted everything to function. Having someone program the cluster locally was way too expensive and found that service to be much cheaper online.
I decided to swap out my cluster leds and they look fantastic. When I started to reassemble the cluster I found that my tachometer and speedometer are no longer working. Odometer, temp, and fuel gauges are working normal.
I tried to readjust the needles by changing the stop (thinking that I had somehow moved it and this was my issue) while unplugged. In each case, I would get different results. I mainly fiddled with my tach as it was easier to check for functionality. Sometimes it would move with the throttle but not very well and would stick wherever it was at. Most the time it just would do nothing. Every so often after unplugging it the needle would run through some sort of self check and would swing around depending on where I left it before plugging it back in. This leads me to believe the stepper motors are working, at least kind of. Most of the time the needle just did nothing. The speedometer just twitches while I'm driving.
I had PM'd emelianenkov, and he suggested that my needles where too close to the face and were binding. I pulled them way back and still had the same issues. I found a place that sells the motors for $19 and it would be an easy swap if that is looking like the issue. Any advice you guys have would be greatly appreciated.
Needle twitch video
Needle forward movement video
The needle will swing around if I leave it between the stop before plugging it back in. That subtle twitching is what my speedometer needle does while I'm driving. If I leave the tach needle stop at ~3000rpm(per the gauge face numbers) the needle will move with the throttle, barley, while rotating around the entire face. If it does move with the throttle, it will only move in one direction.
2007 4Runner SR5 4WD
edit: added videos of current tachometer activity
edit: 12/3/2015 wanted to update this post in case someone else came across it. My final solution was to replace the cluster assembly and have the mileage programmed. I could have driven around with the broken cluster, or none at all, but I wanted everything to function. Having someone program the cluster locally was way too expensive and found that service to be much cheaper online.
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