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Lil Lulu
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 Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:10 am Post subject: Speedo help |
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I have the unit out and am ready to tear into it but I'd like to know what's inside before I start. It's a 65. None of my shop manuals cover this.
Does anyone have an expanded view or speedometer rebuild procedure?
RB
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fluxcap
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:23 am Post subject: |
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What are you fixing?
Andy made a great picture tutorial of taking one apart showing what all is inside and how to reset mileage.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3401360#3401360
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Lil Lulu
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Thanks- That's just what I needed. The speedo started making an awful grinding noise though it still registered. Must be stripped gears or something.
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'65 Beetle "Lil' Lulu"- Ruby Red
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'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002
'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles |
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MJulien
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| Same problem happened to me this weekend. Just take the cable out from the back of the spedo and spray some WD40 down the cable sleeve and just a little into the spedo where the cable plugs into. I did this and the skreeching went away. |
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gt1953
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Lube the speedo cable, while you ahve it apart if youtake it apart change or replace the lamp jells. i did and they look great again green is green and red is red.
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Lil Lulu
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah MJulian - I tried lubing the shaft and the speedo to no avail. The noise is a deeper growl that is in the speedo head.(Growls when I use a drill motor on it). I studied the post by Andy and boy did that help. After 45 years it could use a rebuild. (Yeah those speedos are crap they only last 45 years or so  )
RB
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1600 stock from '71 bus
'72 Deluxe - Niagara Blue w/pastelwiess Camper Special 2L dual 40 Webers 002
'74 Hightop Weekender "Dixie" 1800 34 Del singles |
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MJulien
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| Well, Lil' LuLu, good luck with rebuilding that. That is a good thread...very informative. Always something different with these VW's. I'm glad mine quit screeming with just the WD. |
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