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Subject:Re: A speedometer question
From:gerry rafferty
Date: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 out
like mine did causing speedo fluctuations.
I jamed a piece of soft metal there so cable doesn't slip -1 day will get a
hub.
gerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 10:40 AM
Subject: A speedometer question

>Hey all:
>
>For the last few months I've noticed my speedo needle has a slight case
>of the "shakes" at all speeds.  While the speedo needle used to be
>rock-steady, it now vibrates in a small arc, perhaps +/- 2 or 3 mph.
>
>Does anybody know what's causing this, and what I can do about it?
>
>Thanks.
>
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>Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
>Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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>

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