How do you fix a whirring speedo??

bigdave · 31 Jan 2009, 6:10 pm

Speedo in the Beetle has started to whir badly. Is there a simple fix for this?

pod · 31 Jan 2009, 6:24 pm

new speedo cable as thats whats most likely making the noise

bigdave · 31 Jan 2009, 6:43 pm

Thanks Pod. Is it a complete cable change or can you just change the inner??

grumble · 31 Jan 2009, 6:59 pm

Cable comes as a one piece unit and is very easy to fit.

68AutoBug · 1 Feb 2009, 7:40 am

this is usually caused by the inner cable snapping strand by strand...

Lee

shaihulud · 2 Feb 2009, 11:34 pm

Be careful. You could have a speedo about to jam up.

I had a whiring speedo once and I lived with it for too long. It turned out to be the speedo itself jamming and when it jammed solid it broke the speedo cable. That cost me about $40.

I pulled the speedo apart, lubricated it with WD40 to get things loose, dried it out in the sun for a day and then oiled it with good engine oil.

The speedo read fast for a while and then settled down.

Joel · 3 Feb 2009, 2:47 pm

unscrew the cable from the back of the speedo and go for a quick drive
if the noise stops you'll know its the speedo not the cabe

bigdave · 4 Feb 2009, 7:17 pm

Well it wasnt the cable ...... is there a fix for the speedo head or is it most likely shagged?

eraser · 4 Feb 2009, 9:37 pm

so without the cable its still making the noise? if so its nothing to do with the speedo ;P

h · 4 Feb 2009, 10:18 pm

easy fix.. turn the radio up.. 😂

pod · 4 Feb 2009, 10:22 pm

bigdave wrote:Well it wasnt the cable ...... is there a fix for the speedo head or is it most likely shagged?

yep buy another one,🤪

stevosky · 6 Feb 2009, 11:40 am

You can open the speedo up and clean the gears and relubricate. I have done it before. The hardest part is probably taking the aluminium ring off that holds the glass in.

RED62E · 6 Feb 2009, 3:48 pm

Mine went whirring one day and then a few days later the cable broke. I have another cable in and it did the same once when I was on a drive and getting up to some nice speeds. I hit it with some WD40 and it has been ok since. I do notice that when it does occur though it is at speed not just driving around town. I think it is more the speedo that the cable. (In my case)

grumble · 6 Feb 2009, 7:20 pm

If it is the speedo Naamiis in Carrington(Newcastle) or any VDO instrument repairer can fix it for you Naamiis do all of my gauge work and are reasonably priced. Cheers Les

grumble · 6 Feb 2009, 7:24 pm

If it is the speedo Naamiis in Carrington(Newcastle) or any VDO instrument repairer can fix it for you Naamiis do all of my gauge work and are reasonably priced. Cheers Les

bigdave · 6 Feb 2009, 8:00 pm

Thanks for info. I will take it out for a look on the weekend.

Cheers
Dave

bigdave · 8 Feb 2009, 6:51 pm

Removed the speedo and lubed her up - good as gold.