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• Re: 1980 speedo cable disconnect???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:57:48 EDT
  ...A speedo cable ran from the wheel on the driver's side to this box and then another cable ran from the box up...
• Re: Jerky Speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:45:39 -0800
  My speedo cable was jerky aswell, in my case the problem was where the speedo secures to the dust cap on drivers side front...
• Speedometer ticking noise
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:14:35 -0500
  ...This morning I noticed a ticking noise that comes form the speedometer. Could be the cable too. My tripometer, odometer AND speedometer all work...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:27:35 -0400
  I had something similar when the cable broke. Sometimes the two ends of the cable would mesh and the speedo worked, other times the...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:22:40 -0600
  ...Speedo still noisy on cold mornings I recently replaced my original speedo cable, trying to quiet my speedo. No luck. Still goes "Scritch skritch...
• Re: Speedo Cable question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 20:54:35 -0800
  ...Speedo Cable question So, I have an 81' and I am doing an instrument panel swap so that I have a Tachometer. I have...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:05:56 -0800
  ...bypassed for a long time, Troy, you don't have and EGR/OXS box on your '89, stock is a one piece speedo cable.
• Re: aircooled intake elbow
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:37:17 -0400
  > I am also looking for a good speedometer > cable, the upper cable that connects from the > egr box to the speedometer - but I need...
• Re: Speedometer Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:46:16 -0700
  ...speedo that sends the signal to > the computer. > > I am just asking before I remove the cable , if > it might be in the speedo...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Sep 2025 21:00:58 +0000
  ...I installed a new cable, very carefully routing it to minimize bends and ensure it goes straight into the speedometer connector. So far, so...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End - cost
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 May 1999 05:37:53 -0400
  ...Speedometer cable, inner and outer, (inner not available seperately)......$65. AND...the dust cap....$35. That's Canauk $$ just in case you don't...
• speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:47:30 -0400
  Can someone on this list advise me where I can purchase the portion of the speedometer cable that runs from the driverside front wheel...
• speedo cable busted?
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Sun, 3 May 2009 17:32:54 -0400
  Is my speedometer cable busted? *http://www.flickr.com/photos/15712715@N00/3498667508/ the little white end wont stay on the cable. and it...
• Speedo Cable
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 07:00:58 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Just wondering if anyone has a used serviceble speedo cable and housing they would like to dispose of...
• Speedo noise, cold day....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:21:54 -0800
  ...down the cable and with a small vacuum line attached to my spray can, into the speedo housing where the cable snaps in.. That...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:32:42 -0700
  ...speedos they should say 805 on the face. (for KM speedos Syncro says 1000) (for KM speedos 2wd say 500) These are the cable...
• Re: Speedo Cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 06:35:13 -0500
  ...Speedo Cable question Thanks Scott, that's what I needed to be reassured about. I knew that in a modern car it would matter...
• Speedo Needle Bounce?
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:59:48 -0400
  ...a cleaning and lubrication job and smoothly realigning the cable housing of your speedo cable. I've had this problem a couple of times...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:43:33 -0400
  ...It was only > the speedometer cable which came out of the brake backing plate. The > cable was whipping around in the tire carrier. I...
• Speedometer Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 31 May 2006 14:00:17 -0700
  My speedometer bit the dust recently. I found the cable to be rounded off at the wheel hub and replaced the cable. After re...
• Re: bouncing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:49:57 -0700
  ...It turns out in my case to be right at the end of the speedo cable, at the wheel. The square portion that pokes...
• Upper speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 08:18:57 -0600
  Last night I tried to replace my upper speedo cable. I succeeded in getting it disconnected, etc. but upon trying to pull it out...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:03:13 -0700
  ...Need to figure out how, or who, can modify my van speedo cable to make it work. thanks "Jeff @ Autostadt West" <vw.doka@GMAIL...
• speedo cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:56:11 -0700
  ...i will be replacing the broken speedo cable in my 84 1.9 with a new one piece... i have searched the archives and...
• Re: shaky speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 4 Jul 2019 02:18:49 +0000
  I had shaky speedo needle too, about 8 years ago when van was 27 years old.  That speedo cable is in a tough environment...
• Re: Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 12:22:55 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a way to recalibrate speedometers? Or is it a > matter of replacing a cable? Appreciate any feeback or suggestions! > Mick Forstag...
• Connecting Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 21:57:03 -0500
  Does any one have a solution to the problem where you have the speedometer cable off the speedometer and cannot get it back on...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:00:08 EDT
  ...Has anyone had this happen? Are these symptoms of a bad speedometer or a bad speedometer cable? >> It could be any of the above...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:28:14 -0700
  The face plates may interchange on VDO models but not the whole speedos. 2wd Vanagon speedos need 805 or 820 cable revs per mile...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:40:50 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable Keith, It's been a while since I've worked with 2wd cable, but seeing as no one else has chimed in...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:53:43 EDT
  I have these cable for $35. They are for 84-91 Vanagons with the plastic push on connector on the rear of the speedo...
• Speedo cable knuckle seal problem
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:47:53 -0700
  I still can't get the !@#$% remains of the speedo cable core and rubber seal out of the knuckle. Where do I find a...
• Re: Speedo Cable question
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 00:16:16 -0500
  ...Speedo Cable question That’s correct. It has zero function other than just counting miles and turning on the light. Not hooked to the...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 15:17:24 CST
  ...I >had a local VW dealer check it out and they said I need a new speedometer >head and cable. They want over $200...
• Re: broken speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:45:02 -0400
  ...Check to make sure the cable hasn't broken. > 2. Check the plastic connector at the base of the speedometer. > 3. Check to see...
• Speedometer -HALP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dean Forshee
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:54:48 -0800
  ...cable, that the cable usually works or doesn't work, but wouldn't cause symptoms like that. I guess I need a new speedometer...
• Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:01:32 -0800
  Hi all, Is there a fix for the squeeling sound that I believe is my speedometer cable (the sound is coming from inside the...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:29:58 -0700
  ...Mark Jeff @ Autostadt West wrote: > Tire size will directly affect the speedometer accuracy, irregardless of > where the speedo cable hooks up. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message...
• another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:36:09 -0800
  ...I have an 89 Westy, which has the one-piece speedometer cable. Originally, the speedometer needle jumped quite a bit, and then it would...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:04:30 -0600
  ...Think of the cable/odometer/speedometer as a drive train--the transmission or wheel (in the case of a Vanagon) drives the cable. The...
• Re: bouncing speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:31:10 +0000
  ...Maybe >'cuz the cable is spinning faster then? I've found that the white >plastic piece that connects the cable to the speedo is...
• Speedo EGR/OXY black box, REPLACE???
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:23:01 -0700
  ...Bently looks like the later models used a different method and some models just have a one piece speedo cable. Am I mistaken or...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:38:48 -0800
  The speedo comes right out of the cluster. You could just put your early cable style speedo into the later AC cluster to get...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 08:37:23 -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: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:10:13 -0700
  ...Mounted on >the frame next to the spare tire carrier you will see a small black box >that the speedometer cable comes into on...
• Re: Speedometer Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:05:46 -0700
  Robert Keezer wrote: >I am just asking before I remove the cable , if >it might be in the speedo itself, or if the cable...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:28:50 -0400
  ...I got underway with the instrument cover off and reached down to the speedometer cable where it plugs into the speedometer head and repositioned...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:09:30 -0700
  ...It was only the speedometer cable which came out of the brake backing plate. The cable was whipping around in the tire carrier. I...
• Speedometer problem
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 07:41:27 -0500
  ...Are you aware you can re-core speedo cables quite easily and cheaply? If the outer sheath is OK that's all you need...
• Jerky too? Re: Fw: Speedometer Cable Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 02:35:12 EDT
  ...developed a "squeaking" noise in > either the cable as it attaches to the speedometer, or the > speedometer itself. The noise interval is directly related...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:25:27 -0500
  The speedoo on my 81 AC connects on drivers side. Someone kindly put a little putty around clip/end of speedo cable (that sticks...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 6 May 2013 19:36:12 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/speedometer-cable/cable-speedometer-2240mm-push-on-type-251-957-803-e Note: Ran outa stock today...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:33:51 -0800
  ...On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:39 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > I went for some speedometer cable lube t'other...
• Re: Metalic ticking noise
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:46:26 -0500
  ...The ticking noise you hear may be the speedometer cable. If it indeed is the speedometer cable it is no big deal and since...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:51:07 +0200
  ...Though I can remember having read myself that this little number specifies the number of revolutions of the speedo cable necessary to increment the...
• Fw: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 15:34:21 -0700
  Hi David, My 84 did the same thing...it was the lower speedo cable (dealer $340, maybe available at one of our list vendors...
• speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:33:35 EDT
  ...Never had a Vanagon but on all my other 80-82 VW's it was always the upper cable from the speedo to the...
• Re: speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 03:39:37 -0800
  ...Odometer is not working either. > > If my speedo cable were to break clean, would that happen? Or is it more > likely that it got...
• speedo cable lube-able?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:25:22 -0700
  ...My money's on the speedo cable. Is that thing lube-able? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 83.5...
• 1980 speedo cable disconnect???
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:13:08 -0700
  While underneath my project van (1980 Westy) last weekend I saw what looked like the speedo cable disconnected in the spare tire area (screw...