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Offline Dub-77

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Help.... speedo cable
« on: 13 August 2006, 14:19 »
Can anyone tell me if this looks normal or is there something missing from the end of the speedo cable.


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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2006, 14:22 »
Wouldn't be able to say cos i can't see sh!t.
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2006, 14:48 »
Yep there is a gear that is meant to go on the end, it should have been attatched when you pulled it out of the gearbox.
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2006, 14:49 »
Oh thats not good then is it? :cry:
What would you suggest i do now please Slick????
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2006, 14:59 »
well presuming it has fallen off in the gearbox then it needs to be retrived, the gear peices themselves can be bought from VW i am pretty sure, however you will need to know which colour it is that you will need, i believe there are green, white, and red. Mine was a red on (89 valver)

Retrieving it i have heard people just run it for a while, then drain the box, and all the reminance of the old gear come out with that. Not the best idea i reckon personally, but i have heard it works.
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #6 on: 13 August 2006, 15:12 »
I've just sucked out some of the oil via the speedo hole say about 200ml and i did not see anything in there had a route around did not feel any thing either.
The reason i was in there was the speedo was not working so it may well have dissappeared a while ago?
So now the job of finding out what colour it was?
If i buy a new speedo cable will this gear not come with it?
Thanks for all your help on this.
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #7 on: 13 August 2006, 15:23 »
Unfortunately not, the cable is just the part to connect into the back of the clocks and mount onto the gearbox. If it has fallen off a while ago then drain the box and you should see the parts of it coming out in the oil.
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #8 on: 13 August 2006, 15:53 »
gearbox drained no signs of it at all :huh:
Maybe the guy who had it before me had some work done on the box and it was lost then?
I just gotta find out what colour gear i need now.
If any one can help the golf is a 1990 1.8 16v
Cheers
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Re: Help.... speedo cable
« Reply #9 on: 13 August 2006, 16:33 »
Whats the max speed shown on your clocks?  The 120 and 160 mph clocks use the same colour gear (white?) and the 140mph ones a different one (red?) . 

Can't remember for sure which colours are which but if you do a search the details are here somewhere!  :smiley:
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