Doh! Right you are Mike... left *FRONT* wheel is where the speedo cable
comes out, and that's what I meant to type.

At 12:26 AM 7/16/2005 -0400, Mike Collum wrote:
>Hi Tim,
>
>Surely, someone will point out to the list that you really meant grease
>cap in the center of the left FRONT wheel.
>
>See ya,
>
>Mike
>
>
>Tim Demarest wrote:
>>>Before you ditch that speedometer for
>>>a low mileage unit, disconect the speedometer cable from the rear of the
>>>speedometer and jack up the front drivers tire. Spin the tire and see if
>>>the cable is turning at the speedometer.Then determin if there is enough
>>>cable to go into the speedometer and meet with the socket inside.Have you
>>>tried just spinning the speedometer with a drill or your hand to see if it
>>>works?
>>
>>Another failure point is the point where the cable exits the grease cap in
>>the center of the left rear wheel... if the little circlip breaks off and
>>the tip of the cable pulls back inside the grease cap, the cable won't get
>>spun by the wheel.
>>If that's OK, and you still don't get the cable spinning at the speedo end
>>when the wheel is spun, check the little clockwork box that turns on the
>>OXS light in your dash every so many thousand miles. On the '85, this
>>little mechanical marvel is found inline with the speedo cable, above the
>>spare tire. I believe that this can be bypassed with a later model speedo
>>cable, but I'm not 100% sure, as I haven't worked on any Vanagon newer than
>>my '85.
>>Good Luck!
>>Tim