Left front... yes.  However, my Tristar also has one on the right front.
Yep, a speedo cable on both sides (it's a commercial vehicle thing).

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Gerald Masar
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 5:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: speedo cable

Left front and yes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:58 PM
Subject: speedo cable

> My dumbass mechanic ( a long story I'd rather not revisit) repacked both
> front bearings today and appears to have either not reconnected the cable
at
> the wheel or broke it in process. He blithely told me that on this car,
it's
> nothing to do with the hub.
>
> Which wheel does it fix to? What could he have broken? IF he didn't put
back
> the circlip on the dustcap, would the cable slip out to the point of
> rendering the speedometer non-functional?
>
> I'm trying to leave on holiday tomorrow and now I have to return to his
shop
> first AM.
>
> I vow to make time to do my own repairs henceforth. Color me vexed.
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>