jay3ld

Thanks for the information. After searching around a bit, I found out I could actually pull out the cluster without doing as much work as I had originally thought. The cluster on my Subaru has a trim piece that once removed (4 screws) just has 4 screws locking it in place. Removing those allows me to tilt it downwards an I can maneuver it around. Per another suggestion I read, I jiggled the wire, but it looked to be securely in place. My local authorized Subaru dealer would be able to ship a new one, but at a price of $264. I found a similar subaru (96 outback) at a junk yard about an 1 hour drive from me, but the savings will be worth the drive if they have the part. I need another part for my subaru as well, so it won't be that wasted (I broke one of the heater vents somehow).

Hello, I own a 97 Subaru Legacy sedan with almost 200 thousand miles on it. My speedometer has been acting up the past couple months and today it has gotten worse. Right now I can't get it to work. I have been trying to do my internet research and have come up with the resetting the trip trick. This was working fine for a while, but today when I reset the trip, it worked until I came to a stop, then it quit working again. In addition the trip doesn't seem to increase, but I believe this is in direct relation to my speedometer not working. My ATM light does flash a lot when I start it up, which leads me to think its possibly the spedometer sensor at the top of my transmission (I believe my subaru has two sensors). But I don't know how I would test this. But I have also read that the cluster is notorious for corrosion and other things. I do know how to use a multimeter, however I do not know what connections I would need to test and the connections are not exactly easily reachable (from what I read about taking out the instrument panel). Is there any light as to what I can do to locate the issue? I am a diy person and would like to avoid taking it to a mechanic if it is something I can easily fix myself.