Squeaky speedo & slightly jittery needle - is there no fix for this aside from new gauge?
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I spoke with the guy at the local garage who just rolled his eyes, sucked in a lot of air & said "ooh mk1's & 2's for ya - new gauge, you're better off buying a louder stereo"
I realise the speedo cable being square is a common fault, but I don't want to replace my speedo as the car has a genuine 89k on the clock & the less I do to mess with that, the better. Is this replacement really the only fix?
1989 GTi Cabrio Sapphire Blau
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then try another cable, to rule it in/out you coudl try driving it with cable unplugged to see if noise stays or goes. also something suitable pused into the hole on speedo and spun will show you if its the speedo thats sticky i imagine
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Exactly the same as yours.
However I know for a fact it's the cable. I ran mine for a few weeks without the cluster in place and the noise was worse.
And… I forgot to lub it when I put it all back together too!
The sticky speedo is likely to be the speedo though. Mine has 146k. But like john says, a bit of lub both ends should help.
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Any easier way of doing this/ getting into the back of the clocks ??
cheers, Andy
1989 GTi Cabrio Sapphire Blau
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You don't need to remove the steering wheel to get the instruments out as there is plenty of room once the trim is out of the way.
As you can see in my picture the steering wheel is still on, you can see the speedo cable high lighted in the picture.
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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1989 GTi Cabrio Sapphire Blau
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