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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Haribo! on 08 February 2009, 11:40

Title: Clocks not working
Post by: Haribo! on 08 February 2009, 11:40

Hiyarp.

Just got a new GTi, 8v, 87

My speedo stopped working, instead I hear this rotation noise that gets faster the more I speed up,

I took them out and found abit of plastic in the hole in the back of my clocks that happily fell into my hand,... I take it this should be attached to something?

Is my cable broken?

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: Haribo! on 09 February 2009, 01:21

what should the "in car" end look like if intact anyway?

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: rubjonny on 09 February 2009, 08:40

there should be a long square pin which is pushed into the end of the cable, this pin then fits into the speedo this is the bit that spins and moves the speedo.  I had a similar problem whith mine, the pin had come out and was just rattling around, I pushed it as far into the cable as I could then re-connected the cable to the clocks, that sorted it.

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: Haribo! on 09 February 2009, 12:10

Right, i couldnt seem to push my pin in, should there be a hole in the metal part?  theres seems to be a bit of white stuff in there?

Ya think in changing my clocks around, one has snapped off inside?

As the square pin was sat in my other clocks.

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: rubjonny on 09 February 2009, 12:14

there should be a square hole in the cable end, for the pin to fit into. in the back o the speedo there should be a square hole as well, the white stuff you mention is prob just grease.

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: Haribo! on 09 February 2009, 12:18

Quote from: rubjonny on 09 February 2009, 12:14

there should be a square hole in the cable end, for the pin to fit into. in the back o the speedo there should be a square hole as well, the white stuff you mention is prob just grease.

ide liek to think it was grease... so your telling me that hole should be clear?

there must be somethng in there as I pushed that pin with quite some force and it wouldnt go in, Im failry certain another pin has snapped off inside, ....possible could be the mystery thing that fell down my dash board when I was fiddling about with it.

Il take it out and try and clear the hole then, as a new cable in now unavailable from VW :(

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: rubjonny on 09 February 2009, 15:55

well the clocks end should be an empty hole, and the cable end should have a square peg.  drive it with the clocks out and you should see the square peg spinning around as you drive, but dont go too far as the alternator wont be charging.

Title: Re: Clocks not working
Post by: Haribo! on 10 February 2009, 12:41

fixed, cheers guys! :)

Had to do a new cable in the end from GSF as VW dont do em anymore.