I have had good luck disconnecting the cable at the back of the speedo and spritzing a LITTLE Tri-Flow spray lube in the end of the cable and the back of the speedo. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 11:41 PM Subject: speedo noise
> My speedo has a new slight clicking or ticking noise that increases both in > volume and frequency with speed. It sounds like a plastic kind of click. Not > really noticable until about 30 MPH and never really all that loud. The needle > flutters ever so slightly in sync. with the noise. Can I beat this with some > light lube to the gears in the speedo? Or could it be the cable? > > TIA > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA |
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