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mark d Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2013 Posts: 219 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:41 pm Post subject: speedometer cable help |
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removed my instrument panel to do a little electrical work (oh my god). when i put it back i screwed the speedometer cable back on and it felt fine to me, but now the speedometer slowly rises to 120 kph when i am driving and stays there. when i unscrew the cable it returns to 0, but when i put it back same thing
1972 ish westfalia delivered panama..... maybe
checked the search and did not find anything on this
thks _________________ 1972ish westfalia
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: speedometer cable help |
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make sure the end slides into the square hole for it, and that it is not putting excessive pressure on the pinion by only being partially engaged. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16958 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: speedometer cable help |
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mark d Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2013 Posts: 219 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: speedometer cable help |
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SGKent wrote: |
make sure the end slides into the square hole for it, and that it is not putting excessive pressure on the pinion by only being partially engaged. |
ok, i will try that when i get home. thks _________________ 1972ish westfalia
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50336
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:28 am Post subject: Re: speedometer cable help |
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Jacking up the left front wheel and rotating it a bit can help get the cable to align with the gear in the speedometer head. |
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mark d Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2013 Posts: 219 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:57 am Post subject: Re: speedometer cable help |
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Wildthings wrote: |
Jacking up the left front wheel and rotating it a bit can help get the cable to align with the gear in the speedometer head. |
makes sense. thks _________________ 1972ish westfalia
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