The speedo cable goes through the dust cap on the driver side wheel
bearing.
It is a square drive end that requires a clip to hold it.
If you pulled it too hard you pulled it out of the drive in the black box
to the right of your spare tire holder.
Careful there is a tiny nylon washer on the cable where it goes in the
black box. Push the nylon washer back enough that the squared spedo cable
will engage the drive in the black box.
Worst case scenario, I've got a cable and speedo head with the threaded
connector.

Stan Wilder

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:38:28 -0400 Kevin Carrubba <CTTAPER@AOL.COM>
writes:
> Hi Everyone,
> Well my 81 is one the road with 4 forward gears and one reverse. Of
> course after having the tranny swaped me doing the fuel lines tune
> up replacing a couple brake lines pads and a vaccum leak I find that
> my speedo or odmeter don't work.  Where do I start looking?  Should
> the odmeter work if the cable is broke? Is there a way to adjust the
> cable or any thing?  Other then this problem and the lack of gages
> this bus is great soo much lighter then a westy and feels like it
> corners on rails :)
> Can't wait for a road trip.
> TIA
> Kevin
> 81 vanagon   Aircooled
>
>

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