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Subject:Re: Speedo 'jigger'
From:John H. Rodgers
Date:Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:31:37 -0500

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Curious! How did you lube the cable?

John Rodgers
"88 GL Driver
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Date: Wednesday, 21-Oct-98 06:04 AM

From: Tom Young                \ Internet:    (young@sherlock.sims.berkeley.
edu)
To:   Vanagon                  \ Internet:    (vanagon@vanagon.com)

Subject: Re: Speedo 'jigger'

When I had this problem recently, I found that lubing the cable helped a lot
.

On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Daniel Bey wrote:

> I had to do some work on the inside of my gauge panel, in the process I
had to
> disconnected the speedo cable. Trying to put it back, I must have bent it
so
> ever slightly. A small kink was developed, and I too suffer from the
> "jiggers". If I move the cable around, I can control some of the jiggers
but
> I'm sure I'll have to replace it one day.
> Danno
>
> In a message dated 10/20/98 12:24:42 PM, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM wrote:
>
> <<My speedo 'jiggers' at around 40mph, ie. it wavers up and down, from say
> 37 to 43 rapidly and makes a clicking sound.
> This goes away at lower and higher speeds.
> Is this just something lose at the back or something more serious.>>
>

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