VANAGON archives -- March 2006, week 5 (#35)

Date:         Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:55:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
Comments: To: Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
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If I recall, the needle is a press fit on the shaft and should pull
straight off.
  You might want to try it on a junk/donor speedo first.

Larry A.

Luke Sponholz wrote:

>Hi Guys:
>
>I just finished working on my instrument cluster.  I had cleaned it up
>nicely and I was putting it back together when I broke the needle on
>the speedometer!!  grrr!!!  It's still got about 2/3 of the needle but
>it looks ridiculous.  Is there anything I can do at this point?  I
>can't imagine it would be possibel to get a replacement needle from
>VDO or even be able to disassemble it to the point where I could
>replace it.
>
>Man!
>
>-Luke
>
>--
>1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"
>
>
>

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