Speedy gonzales - not!

Hi all. Have to replace speedo cable in the L bug. Both inner /outer. Ordinarily it would be a case of unscrewing from the dial, removing wheel,circlip etc. Anything sinister i need to know? Thanks

no you got itdont forget the little clip on the wheel end

Thanks greedy 53. Now i (think) i know why they call them 'L' bugs. L for lax. I found out the speedo gauge just sits in the dash opening,'secured' by a rubber ring ! They certainly went out of their way NOT to spend any money on a securing bracket like most other cars. Even ordinary oil/temp etc gauges have a securing bracket. Don``t you just love simplicity? cheers

Simplicity! maybe, but I spent years looking at a crocked speedo. I could never get the thing to sit straight, didn't matter how many times I straightened it it always twisted around just that little bit.

Probably due in part to resistance from the speedo cable. I found a thicker rubber grommet which has an offset extended protrusion thru which i fed the cable. It meant filing the original opening somewhat more but it secures the cable more readily than originally. I then neatly secured an electrical tie cable adjacent to where the cable enters through the grommet. Gauge centred.

ah the old crooked Lbug speedo
LOL used to drive me nuts to
trick is to feed a bit more cable thro the grommet behind the glovebox
most painfull part of the job is feeding the new cable thro the grommet
u have to pull out the switch panel and radio to get to it

Swith panel / radio out ? I must have got lucky then.

u must have skinny arms 😂

Yep, not much meat on them (now). ha