# Speedometer quit

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [March 28, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870 "2015-03-28T11:06:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lwmcguir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@lwmcguir](https://community.electricforum.com/u/lwmcguir)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870/1 "2015-03-28T11:06:34Z")

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Have a 2002 E4 that works great, however the speedometer worked and then started to work intermittently

Now is has quit, wondered what the fix is? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870/2 "2015-03-28T13:56:41Z")

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Sensor on the back of the motor

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**Author:** ![lwmcguir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@lwmcguir](https://community.electricforum.com/u/lwmcguir)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870/3 "2015-03-28T17:53:52Z")

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Thanks very much, will get it ordered

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/speedometer-quit/4870/4 "2015-03-28T18:59:23Z")

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FIRST

You need to pull the sensor off first to make sure the magnet is still all in one piece.

If Magnet is toast you need to replace the motor bearing also. If the bearing goes bad it will get hot enough to melt the plastic magnet assembly.
