It's the speedo cable not the speedo itself. I changed mine to get rid of the fluttering, but you could try cleaning and lubing it. I think that I recall discovering that the cable can be removed from the cable housing making cleaning and lubing alot easier. Gary Oh, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to us all!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 8:35 PM Subject: Fluttering Speedometer
> Seasons Greetings to all! > > The speedometer on my latest vanagon has been fluttering all summer and > fall. With the last cold spell, the fluttering stopped and the speedo > operated as smooth as could be. Once the temperature warmed up a bit... it's > back to its old tricks. > > I assume there is probably an oil or damping fluid that smooths the movement > of the pointer. If so the cold weather might have thickened the remaining > oil and improved the damping effect. > > Has anyone been able to fix a speedometer with this problem? If so is it > possible to clean / re-lube the mechanism to correct for this condition or > am I barking up the wrong tree? > > I'd appreciate and advice given on how to fix this condition. > > > > Gary > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > |
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