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• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:45:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> > Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that > fits on the end of a cable...
• Re: Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:27:24 -0700
  ...additional persuasion.� � I never took apart the back part where the speedo cable enters the mechanism. � I had a link to some pix that...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:51:47 -0600
  ...of pushes and also make sure the cable is fastened at the back of the speedo. I have had it happen from both of...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:57:01 -0700
  ...Mark george jannini wrote: >>> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front > LH wheel ? << > > Apparently does not everyone here recognize...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:25:58 -0800
  ...There are lots of >grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots of room to >run stuff through. >Best, >bmc :) >Ben McCafferty...
• Re: Wheel C-clip
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:37:53 +0000
  ...Aug 10, 2010 4:27 PM I am going to replace the speedometer cable with the one that does away with the EG counter...
• Odometer doesn't work; speedometer does?
  Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:50:46 EDT
  ...Reconnect the speedometer cable and all of the electrical connections behind the speedometer (or cluster) and the dash connections, reconnect your battery cable, and...
• Normal Transmission "Problems"? Speedo Cable?
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 20:17:55 -0600
  ...Are these normal? Also, is it common for the speedo cable connector to break? Any fixes for it? Thanks! Matthew
• Re: 91 Westy in Hackensack, NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 19:37:43 PST
  ...the" oxygen-sensor elapsed-milage switch" which is inline with the speedo cable. Just curious ken lewis resistance is futile, you will be assimilated
• Re: EGR light
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:36:59 -0400
  ...The speedo cable is attached to this box at one >end and there's another speedo cable that starts at the other end of...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:21:58 -0400
  That small square stub is the end of the speedometer cable. There is a retainer that must be removed then the grease cup will...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:59:16 -0500
  ...Choice of Lube ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The squeaking-squealing is often from the speedometer head itself, not > the cable. Lubricant will...
• odometer quit
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:00:30 EDT
  well my speedometer is still working but the odometer just quit. what do i need to do? its nothing to do with the cable...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:57:19 -0400
  >I used a mesh tape (used for drywall repair) and JBWeld to >build up the corners... I've used fiberglass cloth and epoxy to...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:05:07 -0800
  ...Cable end at the speedo must match >>> what the >>> speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the >>> odometer section lots...
• Re: Speedometer cable replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:58:11 -0500
  ...I have a >single piece cable to replace the factor one that goes through the O2 sensor >counter box. Came from one of our...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:46:18 -0400
  ...Lubing the speedo cable used to be a regular thing, back when I was a lad. Thin penetrating-oil type stuff, loaded with graphite...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:57:50 -0400
  Actually the Syncro speedometer cable spins at double the revs/mile ten the 2wd. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Lube Raditor fan motor bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:24:54 -0500
  ...This would be great stuff, by the way, for all the climate control cables, probably the speedo cable, etc. A cable luber is helpful...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:00:30 -0500
  ...the screw on speedo > cable type. All later years have the push on version. > > Mark > > Karl Hartmut Filc wrote: > >> The speedo conection for the...
• Re: Normal Transmission "Problems"? Speedo Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 23:12:03 -0600
  ...Also, is it common for the speedo cable connector to break? Reply: They slip out of the drive sockets both on the black box...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:13:15 -0500
  I like Lubriplate Chain and Cable Lube http://www.lubriplate.com/webstore/detail.aspx?ID=5 neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> writes: > On Fri...
• Re: Need speedometer for '88
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:00:11 -0600
  ...I have disconnected the cable for now, but I'm looking for a >> good >> used speedometer with ~140K on it (I have 137K on...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:26:41 -0600
  The drive cable for the speedo comes off the left front wheel. It goes to a black box just above the spare tire under...
• noisy speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 21:52:38 -0900
  ...If I recall correctly from reading a thread from a few years back, it's not so much the cable as the actual speedometer...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:12:16 -0700
  ...Cable end at the speedo must match >>>> what the >>>> speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the >>>> odometer section lots...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:45:48 -0700
  ...Any pointers to a new speedo cable for this thing would be appreciated. Thanks, - Stephen Jones '87 Westy Jackson, WY
• RE: Small Problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 11:12:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Noisy speedometer cable, is there a way to lubricate it or must I >replace it? Replace that puppy. It's on its last legs...
• Re: Speedometer Disassembly Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:31:00 -0400
  ...Don't know >year of your van. > >Disconnect battery, remove plastic hood, disconnect >electrical connections and speedo cable, remove screws >(4) holding cluster to...
• Re: Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board and I need a speedometer.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:05:24 -0500
  ...with the cables and pulleys). I am also looking for what they call the "L" board that is behind the speedometer in the later...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:58:35 -0700
  On 7/12/06, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > What do I need for a clip or whatever to hold the speedometer cable > in...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:26:48 PDT
  ...Now, the light is triggered by a mileage counter box in line with the speedometer cable. The light comes on every xx,xxx miles...
• Re: LAZY SPEEDOMETER II
  Historical mailing list
  27 Feb 97 07:01:12 PST
  Chris - In case you don't know how a speedo operates. The spinning cable spins a magnetic disc. Surrounding the disc is a metal...
• Re: Need an Odometer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:46:17 -0700
  ...the Syncro vendors will start to carry a cable gearbox adapter to allow a 2wd speedo to work in a Syncro. Probably should be...
• More Syncro and Stainless Steel Parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:45:47 -0500
  ...2wd Muffler Carriers with straps (stainless)- $89 each Syncro speedometer Cable- $125 Syncro Speedometer Driver gear (in front diff)- $199 Push Rod Tube Covers...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:21:21 -0700
  ...Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> The speedometer/odometer work fine and any problem with the cable would > >> be noticed immediately. > >> > >> Mike > > > > > > > > I suppose...
• Re: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:54:39 -0500
  I see references to the idiot's guide alot. Is this a real manual or just a code name for another book? If it...
• Re: Speedo cable interchange
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:51:23 -0500
  ...Both have cables that screw on to the black box. 3. But the 82 has five connectors and the 83 has the three connectors...
• Re: Speedo error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 11:43:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My real question is whether I should replace the cable or tear apart the speedometer..... Thanks! -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
• Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:35:30 -0700
  Hi All, I'm trying to take apart a Vanagon speedometer. Need some advice before my experiment turns into an unmitigated disaster.The speedo...
• Re: Odometer Broken
  Historical mailing list - Dave Martin
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:29:30 -0700
  ...Reconnect the speedometer cable and all of the electrical connections behind the speedometer (or cluster) and the dash connections, reconnect your battery cable, and...
• syncro speedomete drve shaft
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:51:50 -0500
  ...of a speedometer drive shaft / gear (shaft with a plastic gear attached to it that drives the speed o meter cable) that is part...
• parts prices
  Historical mailing list - Mary-lyn Jenkins
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:37:19 -0400
  ...speedo cable, fuel-tank sending unit, emerg brake cable. if someone could get back to me this evening it would be appreciated!!!!!! ( you see...
• Vanagon clock, speedo
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 21:32:24 -0500
  ...The cable connecter is snugged up to the speedo. When I had something like this on another car, I found a gear actually loose...
• Re: When little Jobs Go Wrong
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:33:51 -0500
  Fonman, I've just gone through somewhat the same dash crap as you- original problem was a broken speedo cable, but the job devolved...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:41:16 -0800
  ...Possibly due to: "snap" spinning the shaft the speedo cable attaches to. ("Hey lookee here. Them gears spin reel good!") I'd suggest spinning...
• Re: Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:10:06 -0700
  ...additional persuasion. > > I never took apart the back part where the speedo cable enters the > mechanism. > > I had a link to some pix that...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...The > speedo cable is directly connected to the left front wheel. > The shift point markings on the speedo are for a 4 speed. They...
• Speedomoter wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:13:47 -0800
  ...Recently the speedometer in my Westy has started to act funky. From a dead stop the needle doesn't move until the vehicle's...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:33:12 -0700
  The "W" factor has to do with the tachometer, not the speedo. The speedo and odometer are driven by a cable that does not...
• Re: Help, late model instument cluster in '82 van
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:18:06 -0800
  ...You must own a 1981 registered as a 1982 because Screw-On Upper Speedo Cables were only used for the first two years of...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:03:44 -0600
  ...I'm going to check out the motorcycle > cable lube before I start thinking about compounding some. > > Does anyone have good ideas where to...
• Re: Speedo drive on Syncro diff
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:27:08 -0700
  ...Mark Andrew Wilder wrote: >Hi! I have a problem with my speedo which doesn't work. The instrument itself works, the speedo cable has...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 17:47:44 -0800
  ...Do those fit over the cap that holds the end of the speedo cable? Mike Frost '86 GL (Currently leaking coolant D'OH!)
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:46:19 -0500
  ...odometer wheel problem and I also had a bad cable before but > now the speedo needle sits unmoving on "Zero" while the miles click...
• Re: speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:32:29 -0400
  ...to go in the input cable that would fix it. It would also change the rate on the speedometer though, so your constant +4...
• Re: Aluminum Wheel Hub Cap & Speedo Questions...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:08:36 -0500
  ...Reconnect the speedometer cable and all of the electrical connections behind the speedometer (or cluster) and the dash connections, reconnect your battery cable, and...
• Speedo Problem Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 23:47:27 -0700
  ...Do I have a failure pending in the speedometer or the associated cables or the box they go thru? or is this just a...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:50:03 -0500
  ...by the same cable that drives the speedo (cable goes from front wheel to clock, and then from clock to speedo). The clock box...
• Re: WTB: 2WD Vanagon MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:55:51 -0700
  Be careful, 80-81 used a screw on speedo cable while 82 and up used a clip on. The change may have taken place...