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Date:         Fri, 11 Jan 2002 03:39:37 -0800
Reply-To:     John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
Subject:      Re: speedo problems
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
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> I was cruising down the Trans Canada Highway from Falcon Lake at 120km/h > last week when all of a sudden my speedo needle starts bouncing around for a > minute, finally settling at 0. Odometer is not working either. > > If my speedo cable were to break clean, would that happen? Or is it more > likely that it got disconnected somewhere (hopefully at the speedometer > itself?) >

I'll bet you the little square nubbin at the left front hub is stripped. At least that is where I would start. Take off your left front hub cap and have a look. There should be a small circlip holding the end off the speedo cable in the square hole.

John McLean 87 Vanagon GL


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