Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 00:05:29 -0700
Reply-To: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@IBM.NET>
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From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@IBM.NET>
Subject: Re: Speedo cable noise
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At 04:34 PM 10/14/97 PDT, IR Student wrote:
>Stephen,
>I had a similar noise coming form my speedo area. At first I thought
>that it was the cable but I was wrong. When I disconnected it from the
>speedometer unit it was silent. I found that the speedo gauge was making
>the noise. Not having the money to buy a new unit I went to work on
>pulling the old one apart to fix it. I found the noise went away when I
>sprayed a little WD40 on the magnet that is rotated by the cable in the
>gauge unit. As you look at the back of the gauge you'll see where the
>speedometer connects. A little off-center from that you'll see another
>area were you might be able to spray some lube through. I say "might"
>because I pulled the whole speedometer out of the console and then went
>to work on it. You may have to do this also. The only negative affect
>this had was now the needle on the gauge shakes a little bit at lower
>speeds. Other than that it makes no noise and I who knows how much money
>I saved. I'll pray for you on your adventure.
>
>Blake Heinlein http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bhein/
>'83.5 Westy "Toaster"
>California State University, Chico
>Mechanical Engineering Student
>
I have the ALLDATA CD for the Vanagon, and there is a service advisory on
the speedo cable noise. Seems that they made a change to the speedo itself
at some point by adding a graphite impregnated ring (where the cable plugs
in?) Anyway the old speedos have a white ring and the corrected ones have a
grey one. There was also a change made in the cable itself at some point.
I have the CD at work so I can't look it up verbatum at this moment.
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