Watch the simple replacement of a speedometer stepper motor from the instrument cluster in a 2003 Suburban. The other stepper motors would be very similar. Total replacement time was less than an hour. Save hundreds by doing your own repair. The stepper motor was from www.caltric.com and purchased from Amazon for less than $8! Described as: Stepper Motor Chevy SUBURBAN V8 5.3 6.0 8.1 2003-2006 Speedo Gauge Cluster Speedometer. Video was done with three GoPro H3 camera using special magnetic and pole mount cases from www.geckogearusa.com Imagine a magnetic mount on a window!
A sheet of 9 small clock faces can be printed out and slit and tape them for a needle reference: www.geckogearusa.com/images/clockscale9.jpg
You can get stepper motors here for $15: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-GM-STEPPER-MOTOR-SPEEDOMETER-GAUGE-REPAIR-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-GMC-X27-168-/271763811586?rd=1
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Great video. Very helpful.
Great video. My speedometer of 2003 Chevy Silverado died and the mechanic wanted to change the entire unit for $800. For a grand total of 5 dollars (cost of stepper motor in ebay) I replaced the stepper motor as per the instructions given by Peetre and I am all set. Thank you
Could this guy have used a BIGGER soldering iron?…my gosh, that thing he was using was HUGE!!! It must have been a 60 watter with a 3/16" tip on it…A hint for DIY'ers…all you need is a 25 watt iron with a fine tip for this work…I'll be surprised if he didn't overheat the bridges and weaken the tracks on the board…perhaps that's why he didn't finish the rest of this vid for the reinstallation and testing…
…just sayin'…
Please help, before to replace my rpm stepper motor (it wasn’t working) my indicator lights haven been working neither, only check engine and battery light works, after I replace the stepper motor my rpm still doesn’t work and the indicator lights neither, I am pretty sure the stepper motors is fine, what else could be? Circuit board? All fuses working fine
Great video, thanks for the helo
do you know if it's the same part for a 2003 express 3500 6.0
Thank but i think that it much eazer to go to a secound hand parts shop an buy the whole dash ror $50 an juat reaplace the wholw dash
Using a professional desoldering gun is the proper process. Putting tape at the end of the needles is no way accurate.The black colored stepper motors your are seen installing do not hold up and will eventually fail only leading to another repair in the future. 2003 to 2006 models have up to 5 issues: (1)Gauges fail 1 by 1 because of defective stepper motors. (2) Dim or dead VFD displays which are the PRNDL and DIC(driver info center). (3) Back lighting at night dim or dead behind the gauges, not the VFD's or digital displays.(4) Intermittent power issue where the gauge cluster and the entire panel will eventually fail leaving only your back lighting bulbs, blinker bulbs and "Check Engine" MIL lit up. (5) Solder joints and bad parts on the circuit board. There can also be software updates and need to be updated on the circuit board. If you're going to ship your cluster off and want it rebuilt properly with a guarantee, it should be done right once and once only without the inconvenience of inferior experience and inferior parts with no guarantee.
is it the same process on a 2005 Silverado?
Will this set work in a 2001 s10
have you ever had a oil pressure gauge motor go bad
Thank you, I've done
I replaced the bulbs in my cluster an put in led now my voltage is off cooling is off an fuel is off how do I fix this
We repair these clusters on a daily basis. We offer a basic service for $69.99 which includes stepper motors and backlighting. We also offer a full rebuild which includes dead/dim displays and LED upgrade for $109.99. Visit our website, Link below.
https://www.automotivecircuitsolutions.com/
Mine are starting to go out. When I do mine I am going to set the gas gauge at full so I don't run out of gas…….lol
I replaced all the steppe motors in my 03 silverado all gauges work good except temp gauge pegs out is it a bad steppe motor?
where can i buy this stepper motors,, i need one for the fuel gaga,,,and are they all the same,,,fuel, oil, battery,,,,
where's a good auto parts store to purchase the step motors at a reasonable price thank you my name is Joe
I wonder if that's the issue with my gas gauge on the Caddy I bought from you. The needle bounces around like crazy if the tank isn't full.