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181 Gears Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Aiken, SC 29801
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 9:10 am Post subject: Speedometer Quits... |
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Greetings all! Spring has arrived and that means top-down Type 181 driving.
Saturday I noticed that my speedometer had stopped working. When I returned home I looked at the connection to the front wheel. It seemed attached and fine.
It take it there is much more to assessing the problem here. Any ideas about how to troubleshoot this 181 gurus? |
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Foxx Uncle Meat
Joined: August 27, 2001 Posts: 4897 Location: at the computer,.......DUH!
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 8:54 am Post subject: Speedometer Quits... |
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well just looking at the hub connection won't tell if it is stripped out or not,.i suggest you take the cap off and inspect at the cap and the speedo end. if both look ok, then pull the cable from the back of the speedo and turn it,watching the other end (if both turn it's not the cable,)
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181 Gears Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Aiken, SC 29801
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:53 am Post subject: Speedometer Quits... |
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Will do Foxx4086. Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how this pans out...hopefully I won't need a speedometer rebuild.
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Touch Nicks Thing Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2003 Posts: 2028 Location: Alexandria, VA
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject: Speedometer Quits... |
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A plastic gear inside the speedo often cracks. |
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181 Gears Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Aiken, SC 29801
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:08 am Post subject: Speedometer Quits... |
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Thanks Nick! You're totally right. Thankfully, those little gears were still intact. It turns out I just needed a new cable. Why would VW make such small gears out of plastic anyway? Dumb question...I know. We drive a vehicle called the Thing.
Foxx4086 -- thanks again. I finally did all the recommended troubleshooting and you were right. I changed it myself a few weekends ago.
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