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• Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 May 1999 05:28:41 -0400
  Looking for collective wisdom here ! Speedometer cable square end where it connects to wheel bearing dust cap has become round and no longer will...
• Re: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:58:02 -0400
  Doug, Yes, the cable will connect to your 2wd speedometer. Percentage "off" depends on speed. Cable is wrong length, too. You can't use...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:04:57 -0700
  ...all, > > Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. > > -Mark
• Fw: Speedometer Cable Noise
  Historical mailing list - George D. Chapman
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:36:55 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable Noise Volks: I have a 91 GL that has developed a "squeaking" noise in either the cable as it attaches to the...
• Re: Speedo error
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 95 10:33:25 PDT
  >> >>My real question is whether I should replace the cable or tear apart the >>speedometer..... >> >> >>Thanks! >>-- >>Gerry >>Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
• Re: Speedo noise, cold day....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:15:42 -0800
  it's not the speedo likely. it's the cable. operating through a curve .. and wear occurring during the last 20 years .. the cable...
• Re: "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:27:43 -0700
  ...Has > a white plastic lever (on the cable fitting) that is supposed to click over > a groove in the speedo and 'anchor' the cable...
• Re: grinding speedo
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:18:21 -0700
  ...I talked with a guy at Palo Alto Speedometer who said the cable stretches and puts pressure on the speedo. The speedo can be...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:04:10 -0500
  ...Syncro Speedo > On a Syncro the speedo cable turns twice as fast. > > On 2wd the speedo cable turns at the same speed as the...
• Re: Speedometer cable problem - jumping
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:29:15 -0700
  ...Speedometer cable problem - jumping > >Hello to the list,=20 > >I purchased a replacement speedometer cable from Ken at Vanagain. It=B9s was >one of...
• Re: Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:35:59 EST
  ...This only > happens at low speeds after the van has warmed up. > > new speedo cable.. theyre cheap.. chris
• Re: Speedo cable clip(plastic)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:35:28 -0400
  When I had this problem on my '84, I ordered a new upper Speedo cable from one of the list vendors. John Lauterbach Macon...
• Re: syncro speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:04:43 +0200
  ...anyways, i was looking for the speedo cable. on my 90gl the cable runs thru the drivers side front wheel assembly. on the 87...
• Re: Speedometer Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:30:56 -0700
  No, the Golf/Jetta/Quantum speedos won't work in a 2wd Vanagon. The cable speeds are too different. Some of them can be...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 22:00:59 -0700
  ...Speedometer question > Hi all, > I have an 86' Vanagon, Stella, and her speedometer went. I checked > the cable and it is intact to both...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 08:19:36 -0800
  ...long ago I had an 1985 van that has the same noisy speedo sound.. of course I lube the speedo and the cable but...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:32:44 EST
  ...started bouncing around like a > jumping bean. > Back and forth up and down???? > > > its your speedo cable, not your speedo. change the cable.. chris
• speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:30:34 -0400
  Does anyone know the thread size of nut on the ends of the speedo cables where it hook into the counter/emissions box on...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0700
  ...On Syncros the speedo cable is driven by gears inside > the front differential. > > The numbers represent the cable revolutions per unit of distance the...
• Re: Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:54:25 +0000
  Make sure the cable is pushed all the way into the speedometer, If noit the buzzing you hear may be the cable end spinning...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 17:30:18 -0800
  I solved the problem on my 84 with a zip tie intoaround the cable a few inches forward of the entry to the speedo...
• speedo cable installation
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 12:19:22 -0500
  Good morning, I just received my speedometer cable for my 85 Westfalia GL yesterday. Any tips for installation? I don't yet have a...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:22:49 EST
  ...Maybe > 'cuz the cable is spinning faster then? I've found that the white > plastic piece that connects the cable to the speedo is...
• Re: another speedometer cable question.. Plus another
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:25:03 -0700
  ...All of the speedo/odo mounts were broken. I bought a one-pice cable from Wolfsberg in Seattle. Was able to run the cable...
• Re: noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:11:22 EST
  ...I disconnected the speedo cable from behind the speedometer and shot some wd40 down the cable tube. No more problem...keep driving! Tom VandenBerg
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 05:38:44 EST
  ...Poor grounds may weaken speedometer needle return spring by allowing battery current to flow through speedometer cable." IOW, you probably need to chase and...
• Re: speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:54:52 -0500
  ...speedometer cable > Can someone on this list advise me where I can purchase the portion of the > speedometer > cable that runs from the driverside...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Wed, 26 May 1999 14:02:25 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable End > > At 05:28 5/26/99 -0400, Frank Condelli wrote: > >to make the speedo cable end square again ? I've been...
• Q: Syncro Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:10:03 -0500
  ...I can't find any description of the speedometer cable for a Syncro. I've found one drawing on 39.30 which show the...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 6 Sep 2025 19:00:07 -0400
  ...I installed a new cable, very carefully routing it to minimize bends and ensure it goes straight into the speedometer connector. So far, so...
• Speedo Cable question
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 23:41:45 -0500
  ...I have the instructions for that from Old Volks Home, but what I want to know about is the speedo cable. The one in...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:23:52 -0700
  ...NLA - lower speedometer cable > > John, is it anything special? Motorcycle supply places make up custom > cables > all the time depending on what ends you...
• Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:15:25 -0000
  ...My Bentley manual doesn't mention any gear reduction anywhere along the speedo cable's run. I've wondered where the cable takes it...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:32:23 -0400
  ...The speedometer cable runs directly from the front differential to the speedometer. There is no reduction gearing. We have LT 195/75/R14 Yokohama...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:41:59 -0800
  ...Syncro Speedo > > >> On a Syncro the speedo cable turns twice as fast. >> >> On 2wd the speedo cable turns at the same speed as the...
• 1980 vanagon speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:43:14 -0500
  ...I was given a good later model speedometer w/ the clip style connection. Can anyone tell me if the replacement cable 251 957 803e...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:02:19 -0500
  At 10:39 PM 12/3/2009, David Beierl wrote... >I went for some speedometer cable lube t'other day and there wasn't...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 10:48:58 -0400
  The speedometer on my 86 doesn't work. If I understand it correctly there are 2 cables from the wheel to the dash. Has...
• Speedometer Cable Woes in 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:06:01 -0400
  ...My speedometer stopped working on the way back from Yellowstone. The upper cable was broken and I replaced it, but still no workie! I...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:11:39 -0500
  Andrew, Though the plastic, at the speedometer end of the cable, is cracked, you might be able to remove the instrument pod cover and...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:57:36 -0700
  ...805 for mph speedos with push-on cable. As another example of factual errors, that speedo listing at GW says that 80-83 speedo...
• Re: aircooled intake elbow - Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:01:58 -0700
  ...Leave the EGR box in place with the wires hooked up and run the one piece speedo cable next to the EGR box. Your...
• anther speedo problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:28:53 -0500
  I recently replaced the front wheel bearings in my 84 GL which required pulling the speedo cable out of the left front hub. I...
• Fw: Re: Fw: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 21:27:38 -0700
  << Hi David, My 84 did the same thing...it was the lower speedo cable (dealer $340.> Sorry folks....major typo!!!! the cable was $34...
• Re: Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:39:58 -0700
  ...If you are talking about the big black cable, that is the speedometer cable. :-) -- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1988 Vanagon GL...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:08:07 -0700
  ...It's usually when you've had the speedometer cable disconnected recently. Sometimes when you reconnect it, the cable isn't happy with the...
• Re: speedo noise
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:59:59 -0700
  I have had good luck disconnecting the cable at the back of the speedo and spritzing a LITTLE Tri-Flow spray lube in the...
• Spedometer Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:49:20 -0700
  I'm going to need to replace the speedometer cable on my '90 Westy GL 2wd. (single long cable). Can anyone tell me if...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 26 May 1999 15:46:36 -0400
  Frank- Before you spend your Saturday futzing with re-manufacturing your speedometer cable and hub dust cap, why don't you check with a...
• Speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - "David L. Chasteen" (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:59:38 -0700
  My 82 Westy has a broken lower speedometer cable and I dont seem to be able to figure out how to get it loose...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:53:01 +0000
  My experience has been that speedo needle problems can be caused by not pushing the cable far enough into the housing. Usually I push...
• Re: Speedo Gremlins
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jun 97 06:58:11 PDT
  The speedo needle is attached to a metal cup. The end of the speedo cable has a magnet on it. The rotating magnet attracts...
• Re: speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:43:44 EST
  First thing to check is the end of the speedo cable where it fits into the grease cap on the left front wheel. The...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:09:32 -0500
  Lawrence Johnson wrote: > Get some liquid graphite cable lubricant from your FLAPS (aka Canadian > Tire). Disconnect the speedometer cable at the back of the...
• Re: Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:31:38 -0700
  ...Can speedo cable be seated incorrectly even if nut threaded all the way on? This is for an 81 AC Lovin' the road! Neil...
• Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:02:52 -0700
  diesel vanagons, and all later vanagons, have plastic speedometer housings ( and clip type speedometer cable connection.) As in the picture. if your speedo is...
• bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 10:59:24 -0800
  ...Maybe 'cuz the cable is spinning faster then? I've found that the white plastic piece that connects the cable to the speedo is...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:49:11 EDT
  ...2wd Vanagon speedos need 805 or 820 cable revs per mile. Speedos from Jettas and such are in the 1540-1575 cable revs per...
• Re: speedo fixit? (was Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 10:41:43 -0800
  ...So there must be something rubbing on or in the cable or the speedo interface. Thanks for the input! I'll look into it...
• Re: Q: Syncro Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:57:07 +0100
  ...I can't find any > description of the speedometer cable for a Syncro. I've found one > drawing on 39.30 which show the...