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super74bug Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:12 am

I have a 74 super, had it for about 1 month, and my odometer never worked, but today, driving home, my speedo just stopped, now I hear a "clicking" sound coming from my driver's front wheel well area...
Anyone know how to fix this problem, or what I should be looking for? :?:

MedicTed Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:16 am

The speedometer cable has probably broken. The odometer is another problem. There is a plastic gear inside the speedometer that breaks.

73stroker Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:23 am

take the hub cap off the front drivers side and see if you can see the cable poking through the center cap. It should have a c-clip on the end of the cable, which holds the cable in place. no cable poking through means no speedo working

super74bug Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:43 am

In the month I've owned it, the odometer has rolled about 1 1/2 miles.

I'll check in the hubcap for the wire.

If it is broken, how easy/hard is it to replace or fix?

keifernet Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:48 am

super74bug wrote: In the month I've owned it, the odometer has rolled about 1 1/2 miles.

I'll check in the hubcap for the wire.

If it is broken, how easy/hard is it to replace or fix?

Check these out...

http://www.blakbirdz.com/superbeetle/speedometer.htm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234419&highlight=speedo

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=242881&highlight=super+speedo

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218030&highlight=super+speedo



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