speedo help
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speedo help
When it gets up to about 80 it wobbles/vibrates as much as 7 mph. My rev counter is totally steady 4k no wobble.....any ideas?
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Local Hero
I remember posting this before for someone on the old forum site as i had the exactly the same problem as you have and did the following :
The speedo is basicly three parts . The head , the cable and the plastic drive in the gear box . What you do is first replace the plastic drive pinion [cheap] and see what happens , if still the same change the cable [?35.00] . Lastly you will then know its the head and thats the bad bit as VW want ?120.00 + for a new one .
Good luck, the Haynes manual shows how to replace the bits . My Golf had a faulty head and i was lucky to get a second hand one from Ebay but the price of these has rocketed and you can not guarantee they will work .
The speedo is basicly three parts . The head , the cable and the plastic drive in the gear box . What you do is first replace the plastic drive pinion [cheap] and see what happens , if still the same change the cable [?35.00] . Lastly you will then know its the head and thats the bad bit as VW want ?120.00 + for a new one .
Good luck, the Haynes manual shows how to replace the bits . My Golf had a faulty head and i was lucky to get a second hand one from Ebay but the price of these has rocketed and you can not guarantee they will work .
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My 79 gti has a similar problem but a bit different.
The speedo arm wobbles about 3mph but it is out of synch with the spped I am actually travelling at. The speedo goes to 40mph when I am actually doing 30 but the gap seems to lessen as the speed increases.
Is it a case of doing what chudd has recommended and seeing what happens or has anyone got anyother ideas?
The speedo arm wobbles about 3mph but it is out of synch with the spped I am actually travelling at. The speedo goes to 40mph when I am actually doing 30 but the gap seems to lessen as the speed increases.
Is it a case of doing what chudd has recommended and seeing what happens or has anyone got anyother ideas?
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Local Hero
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