Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:39:18 -0800
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From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: speedometer cable installation question
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Are you sure the sheathing (often called the "bowden housing") of the cable
has torn off? That's some pretty heavy duty sheathing which rarely comes
apart. But if it is coming apart, the lower cable will have to be replaced.
Having just changed out a cable this weekend, here ya go:
To remove the dust cap, first remove the "E" Clip off the cable end (some
models may have a tiny cotter pin through a hole in the end of the cable -
mine did). Now take a pair of large channel lock pliers and open to the
widest setting to grab and "wiggle" the dust cap off. Some are easy, some
can be real tight. Once the dust cap is off, you can now pull the cable and
it's sheathing through the hole in the spindle from just inside the backing
plate (the opposite end of the spindle). There will be some resistance
between the sheathing and the hole's tube sealing sleeve. Take your time.
Now before replacing the cable, there's that hole sealing sleeve I mentioned
above (If you have ETKA, See Item 9, Illustration 149-05). This sealing
sleeve (111 957 855 B) is necessary to keep the cable sheathing from
"flopping" around when the wheel is rolling along and allows a tight seal to
the spindle on the inside, opposite the outer end. This same sealing
sleeve is used on all VWs where the speedo cable is attached to the front
wheel (Airhead/VWG makes them, so they're easy to find from them, Bus Depot,
CIP1, etc.). So if your's is missing or torn up, replace it -
it's essentially a piece of tubing just under an inch long with a grommet
style lip on one end - the lip goes on the outside of the hole on the inside
of the spindle. Pushing the cable and it's sheathing back through there
takes a bit of effort and patience.
The reason for replacing my cable was I got tired of stripped out gears on
the EGR/OXS Box requiring two cables. I have replaced both my Vanagons'
cables with the Diesel style - just one long cable from the spindle to the
speedo head (251 957 803 E). Works just fine for me :-)
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 2/5/07, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:
>
> Hi there:
>
> Ran into a problem replacing a speedometer cable in my 89 vanagon. I
> thought this would be a pretty simple, straightforward job, but that's what
> I get for thinking;) It looks like about 4 to 5 inches of the plastic outer
> protective sheath has broken off inside the wheel assembly. Obviously a new
> cable is not going to go in there with the old plastic sheathing stuck in
> the hole. So, suggestions on the best way to go about getting the old cable
> out of there? I'm assuming that removing the dust cap is in order, and
> pulling it through the outside instead of trying to push it through. Does
> the dust cap just pop off or how is it attached? Any suggestions here how to
> proceed would be appreciated.
>
> TIA,
>
> Troy
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