Date:         Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:58:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Stan Harrison <sharrison@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Harrison <sharrison@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Sporadic Speedometer ('80 Westy) FIX
Comments: To: Jason Milam <jason_milam@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I just reworked my 87 Vanagon Speedo.
  Problem was delrin bearing where cable inserts.
    Pulled out and made improved copy on lathe. (Should be a cheap part,
but where to get it?). Intermittent operation had occurred due to
previous attempt to lubricate it. Gunk had gotten on the close fitting
aluminum cup and magnet which are right above it. To clean them up I had
to disassemble. Difficult part was pulling the pointer, and the split
brass spring clamp on the pointer shaft. You must make a tiny puller! I
did not, and broke the shaft. Had to make a new one which was not easy.
   The other trick is that before taking off the pointer, gently skip it
over the bottom end stop, and carefully note where it is happy to point.
Average several tries.  Then during reassembly be sure it is in the same
spot. Then gently lift it back where ti belongs.
     All is well now on mine.

Jason Milam wrote:

> Howdy Volks.
>
> I dimantled the instrument cluster on my '80 Westy to figure our why my
> odometer wasn't working. A gear had slipped out of place. I gently pushed
> the gear back and reassembled the thing. Now my odometer (and trip meter)
> are working perfectly (for now), but the speedometer works only
> sporadically. About 50% of the time it seems to be working fine; 40% of the
> time  the needle doesn't even budge; and 10% of the time  it does something
> in between.
>
> Any thoughts? Is there something I should have done but didn't? Is there
> something I shouldn't have done but did? Thanks.
>
> -j-bird
>
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