I had mine done by someone in Lincoln NE while I had it out to fix the actuators. It almost immediately started acting up again. Does anyone ever get a defective stepper or an improper installation? You opinions?
Dave
If he is using the suggested steppers, the ones in the white cases and not the black case ones, then it is more likely there is a bad solder joint or something similar going on. I cannot guarantee 100% that there are never issues with the replacements but I have used hundreds of them and never had an issue.
Some people have used the cheaper black cased ones on their truck and friends trucks and had issues soon after installation. There is really no way to determine what ones you have unless to take the speedo completely apart and view the components. Having an improper or cold solder joint can sometimes be harder to tell, I always use a high quality solder with flux at each point. Lack of using a flux can cause a cold or improper joint too.
Could also be a deeper problem on the board or maybe the traces got too hot and and started to lift. I have seen where a soldering gun was used instead of a temperature controlled soldering station and destroyed the delicate traces that the steppers are soldered to. I have repaired more than a handful from people that tried to repair the steppers themselves and got too much heat on the traces. I have been able to repair the signal path that allow them to work properly again.
But, all this is hearsay without seeing it and examining it. Could be an issue not related to a stepper .... what exactly is the problem?
