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• Re: '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:14:10 -0800
  ...What > > is the > > most common failure? Is it likely to be the speedo, the cable, or > > some > > connection? > > > > Thanks, > > Matt
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 22:29:31 EDT
  The fit of the left front hub cap is not deep enough becaus of the speedo cable end and a aftermarket(non V.W...
• Re: speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 19:24:32 -0500
  ...The >push-in clip is only done at the speedo end of the cable from 82 onwards >AFAIK. >-- >Jim Thompson >84 GL 1.9...
• Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 22 May 2013 09:42:26 -0400
  ...what holds the speedometer cable into the left steering knuckle. Can anyone lend guidance on how to remove the cable without FUBAR'ing it...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Tue, 3 May 2011 01:16:45 -0700
  ...drive magnet for the speedometer function. > I found that the magnet can be slid fore and aft on the cable drive > shaft to > bring...
• Re: O2 Sensor '85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - K & K
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 18:28:14 -0400
  If I recall there is button to be depressed at the housing were the speedo cable runs to and from,somewere near the front...
• Re: 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:32:24 -0400
  ...The oxs light comes on after a certain number of revolutions of the speedometer/odometer cable. It indicates when you have traveled 30k miles...
• Re: OXS sensor on 85 watercooled vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:55:22 -0500
  ...It is connected to a box that is inline in the speedometer cable system between the left front wheel (the cable drive wheel) and...
• Re: '80 Westy- EGR counter reset
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:56:24 -0500
  ...There is a plastic box with a speedometer cable and electrical wires going to it. On my 82 there is a circular hole that...
• How to Remove center caps on Carat wheels?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:52:43 -0400
  ...pull on it and it will pop out? Gotta replace the speedo cable... but if i don't have to pull the wheel that...
• Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:20:33 -0700
  ...Tach no longer works, speedo cable ripped off the speedo, broken tab on the instrument cluster housing so the cover rattles etc etc. And...
• Re: Anyone know how to calibrate the speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:13:29 -0700
  ...drive magnet for the speedometer function. > I found that the magnet can be slid fore and aft on the cable drive shaft > to > bring...
• Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:47:59 -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: Need info on dismantling speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:00:55 -0400
  ...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: Speedo Tach in 86 with clock
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:58:54 -0700
  The tach instrument panel uses a different ribbon cable than the clock version. The clear plastic cover is also different since the clock version...
• Re: OXS LED
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 21:43:54 -0600 (CST)
  ...One is to reset the counter, it's located about 3/4 of the way down the speedo cable under the left side, sorta...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:39:38 -0400
  ...hence the availability of the full length cables. I've even thought of using the OXY LIGHT to do something different like indicate when...
• Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:37:09 +1200
  ...me that the speedo cable can have an inline gearbox fitted to correct the rotation speed if it's purely cable-driven, which as...
• Speedo Stuff
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:27:22 -0700
  ...on the percentage change of MPH vs cable rotation speed. The speed wizards at Palo Alto Speedo can provide such a change but unfortunately...
• Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:10:29 -0500
  Just wondering what you all think is the best lubricant for a squeaky speedo cable. I'm heading the route of fast and easy...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:04:15 -0500
  ...The >> speedo >> and odometer are driven by a cable that does not know or care what >> engine the vehicle has or even that it...
• 1986 dash/speedo/housing in a 1983?
  Historical mailing list - Jbclem
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:56:58 -0700
  ...The speedo cable I'm using is the push-on kind(not screw on). Any other thoughts? Any ideas about the best way to...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:35:46 -0400
  ...spotted is the end of the > speedometer cable. It's supposed to be there for your speedo to work; I > think it's standard...
• Re: Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:42:10 -0500
  ...It did not fit on the >drivers side, which of course has the speedo cable connection. >Soooooo, at this point I can assume the...
• Speedometer/Odometer connections
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:00:15 -0700
  ...My '86 package has a connection for a ribbon cable with 6 terminals. Others I've seen, do not have these terminals. Would someone...
• Re: How to Remove center caps on Carat wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:48:57 -0500
  ...pull on it and it will > pop out? > Gotta replace the speedo cable... but if i don't have to pull the wheel > that...
• Fixed my speedo error
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:59:36 -0700
  Yesterday I removed my instrument cluster to better guide my new antenna cable through to the radio and decided to play with the speedo...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:57:53 -0500
  ...The speedo > and odometer are driven by a cable that does not know or care what > engine the vehicle has or even that it...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:11:25 -0500
  ...prone to the noise issues as these speedometers are driven by the pinion shaft. The cable turns at ~2X the tire speed. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Installing 87 instrument cluster in 82
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:28:32 -0500
  ...changing out the cable itself. > From my comparison between the 82 speedometer cable connector and the 87 instrument cluster speedometer, it looks like they...
• Re: O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:48:12 -0400
  ...To turn it off you need to push the button on the black box in line with the speedometer cable, near the spare tire...
• Re: How do I reset the O2 sensor light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 14:20:09 -0400
  ...sensor light? > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Steve, 84 Vanagon Find the box that interrupts the speedo cable under the left front wheel; find the hooded pushbutton on the...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:08:33 -0400
  ...So VW added a whole box, and all those wires and connectors, and the extra section of speedo cable, just to turn on a...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:46:31 -0400
  Bill Collins wrote: > I thought it was 30,000 miles on the '84s? You could be right as some models did it at 30k...
• Re: Door Speakers, Cleaning Inst. Panel
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:38:49 -0400
  ...Then unplug the speedometer cable from the speedometer and unplug the wiring harness plug from the rear of the tachometer. Undo the four screws...
• Re: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:14:16 -0700
  ...lube speedo cable? > > I do , religeously. > Take cable off back of speedometer ( helps to have instrument cluster > out of the way ) > Jack up left...
• Re: Tires sizes and speedometer errors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:09:42 -0500
  ...The Syncro > speedometer > needs 2x as many revolutions of the cable to make a 1km as compared to a > 2WD > speedometer. The 2WD MPH...
• Re: Use Oxy Sensor light to re-set odometer?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 May 2006 22:50:39 -0500
  ...The cable from the left wheel feeds into the box, and from there a second cable goes to the speedometer. The little box is...
• Re: tails from the underground.
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:41:50 -0600
  ...tails from the underground. ::: :::what a PITA to replace my old speedo cable, upper cable, seems i could :::not get the head on the...
• RE: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  14 Jul 1995 14:03:04 -0800
  ________________________________________________________ bradley wrote: I drive my bus because it's a cool vehicle even as ugly as it is. It's a vehicle with personality...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:21:28 -0800
  Those metal VW caps wouldn't stay on my front drivers either, the dust cap/speedo cable got in the way. I put a...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 30 May 2008 17:43:46 -0700
  ...It should be fine for any generic speedometer application. > you > will need to know how many pulses per revolution your speedo wants though, > maybe...
• If it's not this, it's that
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:26:06 +0000
  ...I was coming home with the van [87 syncro westfakia, TDI} after having the speedo cable replaced. Cable quiet...Hooray. Gas gauge quit...not...
• RE: "DRY" DOOR LOCKS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 13:15:29 GMT
  ...I have a good friend who does locks and speedometers. He says that you should NEVER EVER use graphite on a speedometer cable. Apparently...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:10:01 -0500
  At 10:04 PM 12/4/2009, Gary Bawden wrote: >You should be able to buy Tri-Flow, or it's competitor, Break Free...
• Wanted: Grease Cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Curtis
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:42:08 EDT
  ...This is the cap that has the square opening for the speedo cable. I'm assuming it is a dealer only part and the...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:59:50 -0500
  ...While monkeying > with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting clip and > one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:10:25 -0500
  ...251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125 > 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75 > 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75 > 6. 094409181B...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:57:03 -0500
  ...After replacing my speedo cable twice I'm happy to say that this time, that isn't the problem. This time anyway! Thanks Jeff...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:44:20 -0800
  ...Speedo needle sits still sometimes > > > I've got an 84 Vanagon with a fairly recent Speedo cable. I've had the Speedo needle not...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:49:04 -0500
  ...This has happened to me a few times in the past, I disconnected the speedo cable, squirted WD40 into the hole and done. And...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 10:05:22 -0700
  ...On 7/5/19, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently quelled a noisy speedo with fluctuating needle by applying > motorcycle chain lube...
• Re: OXS light on
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:28:37 -0600
  ...a setting after so many miles on the speedo box, That's it. Follow the cable from the drivers side front wheel and you...
• Re: I really hate CPOs.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:20:29 -0400
  At 08:42 PM 9/13/2007, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote... >brazed the speedo cable to the bearing cap on the left front wheel...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:15:10 -0400
  ...While > monkeying > with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting > clip and > one of the housing corners. To make matters...
• What Bentley says Re: Speedo calibration (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:06:10 EDT
  ...The number printed on the speedometer face plate beneath the word MPH shows the number of revolutions required by the speedometer cable mulitplied by...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:27:25 -0400
  Rob, If something is "pushing" the hubcap off, I would expect to see a rub mark or similar where the speedo cable end interfered...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:04:19 -0400
  Hi Alistair, I would guess that VW left the OXS light out of the design because the speedo cable that drives it operates much...
• Re: odometer repair- migating shaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:04:21 -0600
  ...3K miles and no trouble except for noise from the speedo or cable when it's less than 15 degrees F. Mark Ingalls 85...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:26:20 -0700
  John, this is a fantastic post and great good info about aftermarket electronic speedos ! thanks ! ah..........somebody who knows something - how nice !! and............a...