Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:46:50 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
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Yes, but read Dennis Haynes post. He's right but the only shaft in the spedo
that can spin fast enough to screech is the input shaft. You might get
enough lube in to quiet things down but you probably need to pull it out so
you can lube both ends.
The only change I'd make to his post is use 3-in-1 or any other good 10
weight oil and only 1 drop on each input shaft bearing will do.
And definitely DON'T use WD-40 because WD-40 is not a lubricant!!!!!
Tom
www.towercooler.com
From: Don Hanson [mailto:dhanson928@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 8:30 AM
To: Tom Hargrave
Subject: Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
Hi,
So would it be worthwhile to pull the speedo unit and try some SA Besto
2000 or something in there? I did try to squirt some of that into the
speedo with the pod still in place, using a piece of vacuum line to direct
the lube into the hole where the cable fits on....Not sure I got any in
there.
BTW, thank you for the response
Don Hanson
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
Probably the first bushing inside the spedo head. It's brass or bronze and
can get noisy if the lube is dried out.
Tom
www.towercooler.com
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:50 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
I recently replaced my original speedo cable, trying to quiet my speedo.
No luck. Still goes "Scritch skritch skritch skritch......" when ever the
temp is below about 32f.
Before installing the new cable, a single piece unit from BD, I lubed it
with some graphite "Lock Ease" by hanging it and squirting the liquid into
the end that fits the speedo, then putting some compressed air into that end
to help the lube down through the cable. Maybe that was a mistake? I also
noticed the square end of the inner cable, inside that white clip fitting
that snaps onto the speedo head unit, that seems to come out of the cable
casing at a slight angle. As you rotate the other end (the part that is
captured in the hub cap) the head-end, that seems to describe a slight
'orbit' as it rotates.
Is this a poor cable, ya think? I really don't see how that end, being
way down inside the clip-on fitting, could have been bent or damaged. But
it certainly did not look perfectly centered as it emerged from the cable
housing. I am thinking perhaps that is the source of my noise...or should
I just go on Samba or somewhere and find yet another speedo head and hope
that will be good, or even...gasp!..get one that is rebuilt?
What is up with sometimes getting VW parts that are crap right out of the
box? Not saying this cable is, for sure, but in the past few years I have
bought a number of faulty brand new parts for my van and for a Beetle I
reworked, parts that were just plain inoperative, right out of the brand new
box...So now I am doubting the cable I just got...
.It makes it difficult when you can't really "count on" getting a viable
part....
Don Hanson
