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• Re: Why is this Here?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:12:17 -0700
  If you are referring to the small wires that plug right to the back of the speedo near the drive cable, that is for...
• Re: Fw: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:24:38 EDT
  ...Try that and let us know:>) Karl Batzler >> Uh, I sell these lower speedo cables for $18 and they come with a lifetime warranty...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:06:30 -0600
  You probably need to lubricate the core of your speedometer cable. To pull it out you need to remove the little clip at the...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Sep 2025 15:57:34 +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: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 20:32:36 -0500
  ...1980 AC model speedo > The speedo comes right out of the cluster. You could just put your early > cable style speedo into the later...
• Re: Cause of fluttering speedometer ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:54:31 EST
  I believe the most of the time this is caused by the lower speedo cable. It can lose the circlip and move in and...
• Lower speedo cable??
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:20:50 -0500
  What is correct way to install lower speedo cable in left front wheel housing? Does the "wheel" end of a new cab have the...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:44:40 -0500
  ...I put the longer cable in mine, last time I had to change out the speedo cable. Works just fine. John Rodgers On 6...
• Re: bouncing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:29:56 -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...
• Re: Speedo died
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:06:11 -0500
  If the odometer stopped also, you probably have a problem with the cable, not the speedo itself. Broken or slipping gears inside the unit...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:45:09 -0500
  You might try pulling the speedo out and running it directly with a drill or via cable that is not bent to sort where...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Thu, 29 May 2008 17:07:48 -0400
  The new Volkswagens cars have electronic speedometers, and no cable. The only thing that passes through the firewall on them are wires. The VSS...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:08:09 -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...
• black speedo cable box needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:57:02 -0400
  hi all i have a 85 westi vanagon and believe i need the little black box that goes inline with the speedo cable. both...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 06:59:21 -0500
  ...Parts Division >supply only new version speedometers, which can be identified by the >graphite (dark gray) speedometer bushing. (Previously black) >Replacing speedometer cable: As...
• bouncing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:50:33 -0700
  ...I've actually replaced the speedo with a Jetta unit and I get the same bounce. I think that isolates it to the cable...
• '84 speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:51:42 -0800
  ...What is the most common failure? Is it likely to be the speedo, the cable, or some connection? Thanks, Matt�
• Re: Speedo cable install question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:46:40 -0800
  ...I recall removing a cable from a junk yard diesel Vanagon. Cable was quite stuck to grommet. Apply penetrating fluid to speedo cable where...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:46:41 -0500
  ...cable could have pulled out of its socket to the point that its making intermittent contact. Anyway, I don't think its the speedometer...
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Jon D. Patton
  Thu, 3 May 2007 20:05:34 -0400
  A CV joint for 39.95, a speedometer cable for 29.95, your wife holding the speedometer cable and the cv joint, while you...
• broken speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 16:02:48 -0500
  ...Check to make sure the cable hasn't broken. 2. Check the plastic connector at the base of the speedometer. 3. Check to see...
• Re: speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:38:31 -0600
  ...list advise me where I can purchase the portion of the > speedometer > cable that runs from the driverside front wheel? I can find the...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:28:26 -0700
  ...speedo cable > My dumbass mechanic ( a long story I'd rather not revisit) repacked both > front bearings today and appears to have either not...
• Re: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 22:52:33 -0500
  It's the speedo cable not the speedo itself. I changed mine to get rid of the fluttering, but you could try cleaning and...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 28 May 1999 09:17:59 +0100
  > I do not believe the speedo cable is available >anywhere but through the dealer........prove me wrong on this one and I'll >be...
• Re: Desperately need speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:00:16 -0500
  ...Desperately need speedometer cable > Volks, > desperately seeking a speedo cable for an 85 Vanagon automatic, I > need the one that goes from the Little...
• Re: Lower speedo cable??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:37:38 -0800
  ...Lower speedo cable?? > What is correct way to install lower speedo cable in left front wheel > housing? Does the "wheel" end of a new...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:40:36 -0400
  ...all, > > Does anyone have experience with the GW electronic speedometer? Or with repairing broken speedometers? Cable seems OK but speedometer has quit working. > > -Mark
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:01:23 -0400
  ...Mine is very > sensitive to the angle the cable enters the speedo. > > > Bob > > http://idiopath2017.wordpress.com > > > > > > > On Jul 12, 2017, at 11:02...
• FW: noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:33:37 -0500
  ...noisy speedo My speedo (or maybe cable?) makes noise in cold weather until I travel for a while. The indicator needle jumps around and...
• speedo vs. tach mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:31:17 -0500
  ...mounts break but we never hear about them? I kinda think that the speedo cable puts a little too much pressure on the speedometer.
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:18:43 -0800
  If the cable is ok..... On two speedos I took apart, each uses a magnetic drive setup to make the needle move. I'm...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:34:47 -0500
  At 06:59 PM 2/19/2002, Erik Valeur wrote: >I thought the bad ground issue only applied to vehicles where the speedo >cable...
• Speedo cable clip(plastic)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:37:10 -0700
  Im missing the white plastic clip that holds the cable onto the speedometer. Is there a quick fix for this? I need to fix...
• Re: Syncro speedometer output repair?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 09:48:08 -0700
  There is a plastic gear in the Syncro front diff for driving the speedo cable. They can strip out and then no speedo. Thoroughly...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:21:48 -0800
  ...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: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:57:16 -0400
  Doug, Yes, the cable will connect to your 2wd speedometer. Percentage "off" depends on speed. You can't use the 2wd speedometer in a...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:46:50 -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: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:32:04 -0700
  ...to 85 they used a nut attachment to the speedomter.( some , not all ) >usually 86 on up is a nylon clip style cable end. > > >
• WTB: Syncro Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:10:50 -0700
  My speedometer cable broke. The end that connects to the front diferential broke off when I disconnected it. If anyone has one they would...
• Over-optimistic speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:08:20 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Any ideas what this could be? If the connection between the cable and the back of the speedo were loose, wouldn't the speedo...
• Finally Got Speedometer Cable. Now what?
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:06:49 -0400
  Well, after reading your messages regarding the speedometer cable, I decided to go under the van and follow the cable through. Now I know...
• Re: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:53:17 -0700
  ...Cable, > not the speedo gears. > > I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite > powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:42:45 -0700
  ...NLA - lower speedometer cable > Checked with a couple of vendors today. I was told this lower cable from > the wheel to the OXS box...
• Re: Where is the speedometer cable?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:04:22 -0700
  ...Two different cable pieces, one to the box from wheel, other to the speedo. Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8...
• Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:24:47 -0400
  ...Then a second cable goes on apparently to the speedometer. The first cable appears not to original as it is way to long and...
• Speedo cable install question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:37:51 -0800
  Hey all, I've got a new speedometer cable installed from the dash head unit down through the body, bypassing the old OX counter...
• Re: Speedometer cable replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:45:39 -0800
  ...Speedometer cable replacement question. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Yes, unplug and remove the counter; it's in the way of the new full...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 13:39:09 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about the speedometer cable. The speedometer bounces around quite a bit at low speeds, which clears up at higher speeds... My...
• Re: Where is the speedometer cable?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:48:32 EST
  In a message dated 11/11/02 12:40:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, gnarlodious@CYBERMESA.COM writes: << Sounds like my speedo cable is...
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:46:56 -0700
  On 7/13/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > The speedometer/odometer work fine and any problem with the cable would > be noticed...
• Re: Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:09:29 -0800
  ...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: A speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 22:26:10 -0700
  Check LH wheel hub-you'll see circlip securing that end of speedo cable in a square hole in hub.It may be rounding...
• Speedometer goes Click Click Click on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Steven J. Hughes
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 13:51:09 -0500
  ...Oh oh! Does this mean new speedometer cable, or new speedometer? I assume a new cable is No Bid Deal, but if it is...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:58:13 +0000
  As a matter of fact, Dennis Haynes installed the speedo cable when he put on the new wheels.  He's fairly talented guy, so...
• Re: Speedometer Clicking!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:30:16 -0700
  try squirting some spray lubricant (like Teflon) down into the cable.... also check where the cable bends and do what you can to make...
• Re: Speedo Cable Broken 87GL: What's the Drill?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:57:41 EST
  ...There are two cables an upper and a lower. The upper goes from the speedo to the oxygen sensor box and the lower goes...
• Re: 81 On the Road and speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:16:35 -0500
  The speedo cable goes through the dust cap on the driver side wheel bearing. It is a square drive end that requires a clip...
• speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 21:24:37 -0500
  Given recent questions about speedo cables, this might be a good time for this question: While I've been waiting for the cash to...
• Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Tyson, John
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 16:18:19 gmt
  This weekend I plan to fit a new speedometer cable to my '78 Bus. I'll try and folllow the Idiot's guide. Has...