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Eatin' speedo cables !!!!!!!!!!!!
bugboymatt - June 30th, 2003 at 08:20 PM

Bloody car !!!
Think it's getting back at me for spending too much time on misses kombi.
Started eating speedo cables!!! On the third one now.....
Terriable noise also comig from speedo !! Maybe it's stuffed !!!
Must get it taken to bits and check it out.
Don't ya just hate it............................


silver - June 30th, 2003 at 09:03 PM

check this site out it will be a great help it's for bus speedo's but as you know they are all basically the same


pyr0 - June 30th, 2003 at 09:13 PM

sounds like a cars version of revenge


Badassbug - July 1st, 2003 at 10:29 AM

Yeah I kept having that happen in my bug. Kept breaking the cable at the wheel end and I couldn't see why. When I took the cable right out (for about the 3rd time mind you), I drove the car and placed my finger over the bearing at the rear of the speedo and found that it wasn't turning. Each time I was putting a new one in, I'd just start to move and it was breaking. $70 to get the whole speedo overhauled (cleaned, tested, calibrated, repaired ceased bearing) which wasn't too bad. Sounds like perhaps the bearing in yours is sticking and breaking cables too.


geodon - July 1st, 2003 at 03:53 PM

I learnt the hard way too!
Put your new cable on the speedo via the luggage compartment & then try to turn it with your fingers. You'll soon see if the speedo has siezed!


bugboymatt - July 1st, 2003 at 05:49 PM

Cheers guys willl check it out speedo been making a nasty noise of late too!!
:o


KruizinKombi - July 1st, 2003 at 05:52 PM

I disconnected mine for that exact reason! :D


BiX - July 2nd, 2003 at 09:18 AM

samw thing happened with mine, $70 dollars to have it fully overhauled. Place on evans rd in brisbane did mine.