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• Re: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:44:23 -0400
  ...Re: '84 and up speedo cable <DIV></DIV>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:34:05 -0600 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>On 10/4...
• Re: Installing 87 instrument cluster in 82
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:13:08 -0500
  ...One of the reason I was going to replace the original speedometer is that I have to replace either the existing cable or maybe...
• Re: bouncing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:51:46 -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...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:25:42 -0300
  ...On the >> Vanagon the cable is driven directly off the tire so the cable is >> turned at the speed of the tire. On all...
• Re: speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:03:44 -0700
  ...Does > that look like about the threads on the speedometer cable? I think the TP > on > the speedometer is much finer than 1.5...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:12:59 -0400
  Could you review for some of us, what these numbers are supposed to mean? Don't all vanagon speedometer cables connect to the cap...
• Weekend of VW Work (long)
  Historical mailing list
  02 Jun 97 13:56:04 PDT
  ...Oops, lower speedo cable is bad, not upper. Oh well, I now have a lubricated upper. Removed the lower speedo cable, definitely bad. Did...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:39:18 -0800
  ...I have replaced both my Vanagons' cables with the Diesel style - just one long cable from the spindle to the speedo head (251 957...
• RE: "DRY" DOOR LOCKS
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 12:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have a good friend who does >locks and speedometers. He says that you should NEVER EVER use >graphite on a speedometer cable. To...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:53:21 +0100
  ...I lubed it up with a non-petroleum lubricant by dripping it onto the speedo cable and reinserting it and driveing a bit a...
• Re: speedo fixit? (was Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty)
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 18:04:22 -0800
  Did you check the back of the speedo to see that the cable is all the way in and securely connected? William Polowniak 1989...
• Re: Oxy Sensor Reset Button
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:32:18 EDT
  ...The speedo cable from that front wheel leads to the box which has a little round recessed button that can be pushed with the...
• daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 01:29:46 EDT
  ...with nearly 2ooK on the clock (the speedo cable broke at 194K, and diesel speedo cables don't exactly grow on trees). Admittedly, I...
• speedo noise
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 02:41:01 EDT
  ...Can I beat this with some light lube to the gears in the speedo? Or could it be the cable? TIA Jeff 83.5...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:02:07 -0700
  ...Keeping in mind that VW speedometers tend to read optimistic. > Don't all vanagon speedometer cables connect to the cap on the front > wheel...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:28:49 +0100
  ...I lubed it up with a non-petroleum lubricant by dripping it onto the speedo cable and reinserting it and driveing a bit a...
• Re: Speedometer calibration
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:39:48 -0700
  Besides the number on the dial and the size of the wheel there is the gear on the end of the speedo cable. This...
• speedo 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:42:40 -0700
  ...vanagon speedo gave up the goast and stopped, both trip and mileage counter. This my replacement used one i put in. cable is new...
• tails from the underground.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:33:08 -0800
  what a PITA to replace my old speedo cable, upper cable, seems i could not get the head on the speedo itself well my...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:10:52 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable > To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 9:02 AM > > I should have...
• Re: whinning speedometer and oil useage
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 16:46:58 -0800
  > Sounds to me like your speedo cable is about to die. Not necessarily. Sometimes the cable just gets bent a little tight due to...
• Re: "C"-Clip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:04:44 -0800
  ...Hope everybody got what was on their "Wish list". > >Does anyone have an extra "C"-clip for the speedometer cable where it is >driven...
• Speedo Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:42:40 -0800
  ...I had the odometer wheel problem and I also had a bad cable before but now the speedo needle sits unmoving on "Zero" while...
• Re: Aftermarket Speedomenters? Recalibrating existing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:55:19 +1200
  ...the existing >spedometer? > >Thanks, >...Markus My local VDO agent said the speedo cable can be cut and a gearbox inserted to correct for the...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:21 -0700
  ...two part speedomter cable contain a Hall Effect sender?????????????? If so, how do I get a signal from it for the speedo? Which terminals...
• Re: speedometer no move
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:34:16 -0500
  ...speedometer out. I used a drill to spin it and the >needle moves fine. >Therefore my problem must be one of the cables, or...
• Re: 85' speedometer problems :-(
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:52:15 -0500
  "We didn't hit or touch anything else" Oh really? Well the speedo cable is connected to the front left wheel center cap. If...
• Re: Odometer and trip counter ceased to function today
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 12:01:45 -0700
  always lube the speedo cable from the top any time the needle is jumpy. you really need a new speedo cable likely. I just...
• NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:19:14 -0500
  ...I was told this lower cable from the wheel to the OXS box appears to be another part VW is dropping. There is also...
• Re: Odometer/speedometer inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:22:41 -0700
  I was having that problem with my 85 and it turned out to be the speedometer cable-- it was stripping out at the wheel...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:11:30 -0400
  ...No? Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > A bouncy speedo needle makes me think of a binding/worn jumpy speedometer > cable. > It could affect the odometer...
• Re: O2 sensor light reset?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 20 May 97 13:28:14 CDT
  ...there's a little black box, in the speedo cable ...it's about bumper level, just to the left of the spare tire. follow...
• Re: Front wheel thumping sound
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 07:28:49 -0400
  I have the same thump, and I suspect it's the speedometer cable, although I have not confirmed it. Watch your speedometer needle during...
• noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:30:40 -0500
  My speedo (or maybe cable?) makes noise in cold weather until I travel for a while. The indicator needle jumps around and does not...
• Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:33:31 -0700
  Hi guys, As the headline says; the speedometer is making a noise with the new cable installed. Not every time though. When its quiet...
• Re: speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:01:24 -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
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:37:56 -0600
  ...PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > > I went for some speedometer cable lube t'other day and there wasn't > > any to be...
• speedometer no move
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:40:16 -0600
  ...speedometer out. I used a drill to spin it and the needle moves fine. Therefore my problem must be one of the cables, or...
• Speedometer/odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:27:47 -0800
  ...Then, the speedometer started making a whining noise. I fiddled with the cable entering into the speedo/odo box, taking it out, then pushing...
• RE: Odometer
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 17:13:48 EST
  ...I put in a late-model dash cluster, including tach, but had to get a new speedo cable to go with the "new" speedo...
• Re: click click click from drivers wheel
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:27:22 -0400
  Bryan is the speedo cable contacting the hubcap? If not the noise could be the speedo cable end itself. I use a dab of...
• Re: Q: Syncro Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 09:17:11 -0500
  ...I need a picture or a description. -Larry Per Lindgren wrote: > The cable is connected to the front differential unit. Cant remember which > side...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:58:59 -0400
  more than likely the speedometer cable. mike
• Small Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 23:18:41
  Noisy speedometer cable, is there a way to lubricate it or must I replace it? Happy Holidays, Sherwin
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:19:00 -0300
  ...On the Vanagon > the cable is driven directly off the tire so the cable is turned at the > speed of the tire. On all...
• RE: screeching, angst inducing speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:42:55 -0700
  ...It could be the cable and lack of lubrication. Try disconnecting it = from the back of the speedo and spraying in some lithium grease...
• Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 2 Jun 2016 13:06:21 -0700
  ...The bouncing could just be > bad > cable. Screeching and other noises is a worn out speedo head. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:57:57 -0500
  ...You'll see a black box with a speedometer cable going to it from the driver's front wheel and another speedometer cable going...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:04:32 -0800
  ...Whatever happened to speedo cable lube? > > > Does anyone have good ideas where to get Tri-Flow in New England? I > tend to get strange...
• Speedometer noise
  Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
  Mon, 05 May 1997 18:16:26 -0400
  My speedo cable is sticking and I want to lube it. Does anyone know what VW used in the '87 Vanagons to lube the...
• Radiator Installation
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:36:10 -0500
  ...The main question is that do they sell longer speedo cables so I can locate the o2 warning module further back on the frame...
• "C"-Clip
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:53:15 EST
  ...Does anyone have an extra "C"-clip for the speedometer cable where it is driven from the Driver's front wheel? I repacked the...
• Re: Speedo EGR/OXY black box, REPLACE???
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:16:25 -0600
  ...Just put in a one-piece speedo cable like most of the world used. All the blackbox does is turn on your EGR light...
• Speedometer and 15/65/205 Tires/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:39 -0700
  ...Has anyone on this list experienced this and have you tried this ratio-adjusted speedo cable shown in that thread? The vendor for the...
• Re: Speedo cable/wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:26:41 -0400
  ...Chrysler On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Steve Elfelt wrote: > 84 vanagon > > Speedo cable from bearing to box with my oxygen sensor > reset switch seems...
• Re: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:07:10 -0500
  ...I found that I could not get these hams of mine in the hole to remove the cable from the back of the speedo...
• broken speedometer mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:44:42 -0600
  ...Any idea what causes this? Is it possible the speedometer cable is pulling on it? Is there any way to fix this speedometer? That...
• Re: Sticking Spedometer....
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 20:50:08 CDT
  ...then you can unscrew the cable from the back of the speedo and get at the end of the cable end rather easily. on...
• Thanks for Speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:43:23 -0400
  I wanted to thank everyone for their help on my speedometer cable problem. Finally went under it and got it in. It took some...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:25:08 -0400
  ...BOB - presently bogged down with trying to figure out how to route my speedometer cable from the speedo to the weird box underneath.