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 Shadbug
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 posted on August 17th, 2004 at 10:41 AM |
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speedometer problem
Hi,
I was driving home in my 71 beetle last night and the speedometer started making a racket! I pulled over and disconnected the cable so I could drive
home in peace. Can anyone suggest what could be the cause of the problem?
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Oasis
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 10:43 AM |
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It happened to me a month ago. It was just the cable and went when I replaced it. Cheap fix.
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 10:49 AM |
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The only way to tell for sure is to open it up and have a look. If you aren't confident to do this, you can buy a second hand one from a VW mechanic
or wrecker fairly cheap (under $50)
Ain't nothin' like the wind in your hair.
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 11:13 AM |
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Try the cable first. It'll only cost you 10 bucks... Then if it's not that change the speedo, or pull it apart.
[Edited on 17-8-2004 by Oasis]
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Shadbug
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 12:53 PM |
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Thankyou
Thanks for your replies that is really helpful, I will pop my old MPH speedo back in to see whether the noise remains, if so I will replace the cable.
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Bugged Again
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 12:56 PM |
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Mine did that in cold weather & finally snapped a couple of weeks ago.
Put replacement in and now works fine, took all of 5 mins.
$20 from Micks Motors
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68AutoBug
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 02:03 PM |
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The cable usually breaks strand by strand... so the speedo would have started playing up as more & more strands broke...
I always put a few drops of oil into the top of the speedo cable to lubricate the inner cable....
Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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