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John
Nov 30, 2009, 3:05:38 AM11/30/09
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Had my speedo needle in my squareback start to "oscillate" , markedly at low
speeds. Easy thinks I, just a broken strand in the speedo cable. Got a new
one, exactly the same. Tried my spare speedo, same thing. A month or so
later I put a new steering damper on, problem gone!. Must have been some
wheel wobble. Incidentally ( you blokes may already know but....) the damper
from a superbeetle fits a T3 admirably. Had to pack out the thick chassis
end of the damper by a washer. A moment of dismay when the rubber bush in
steering box arm turned to dust. Got a bush from the rear leaf spring from
a 1965 Holden ( Aust GMH thing for you USA blokes) and shaped it on my
grinder , pulled it into place with a 1/4 whit threaded rod etc . The lesson
here is NEVER EVER throw anything away.
John
speeds. Easy thinks I, just a broken strand in the speedo cable. Got a new
one, exactly the same. Tried my spare speedo, same thing. A month or so
later I put a new steering damper on, problem gone!. Must have been some
wheel wobble. Incidentally ( you blokes may already know but....) the damper
from a superbeetle fits a T3 admirably. Had to pack out the thick chassis
end of the damper by a washer. A moment of dismay when the rubber bush in
steering box arm turned to dust. Got a bush from the rear leaf spring from
a 1965 Holden ( Aust GMH thing for you USA blokes) and shaped it on my
grinder , pulled it into place with a 1/4 whit threaded rod etc . The lesson
here is NEVER EVER throw anything away.
John
Speedy Jim
Nov 30, 2009, 9:45:53 AM11/30/09
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Max
Nov 30, 2009, 9:47:47 PM11/30/09
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For some reason I just flashed on the "John Henry in a Speedo"
gag! :D
gag! :D
Max
Jim Ed
Nov 30, 2009, 10:34:01 PM11/30/09
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Congratulations on your easy fix!
Here was my fix for the speedo needle fluctuations at low speeds in my
1973 Beetle:
http://www.vw-resource.com/speedo.html
Quote from vw-resource
It's a good idea to install a new rubber sleeve in the steering
knuckle to keep water out. If water gets into the knuckle, it can
damage the bearings and allow the cable to freeze--and stick--in the
winter.
You can get one here:
https://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-111-957-855-B
or
Aircooled.net might also have one.
http://www.aircooled.net/
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John
Dec 1, 2009, 4:53:56 AM12/1/09
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Thanks for the tips gents. In inland Aust we get cold enough temps to worry
about water freezing, on the coast where I am it has got up to 42 Deg C a
few days lately.
Not so much "frugal" Speedy as "needs must". There are a couple of VW
suppliers within a 100 - 500 miles or so but they tend not to have small
things like the speedo cable seal mentioned. In those situations a part can
be weeks away so one adapts or restores. Suppliers in the States are miles
ahead of us in the sense of ordering over the Internet. I guess thats the
price of having 20 million people in a country this size!.
Cheers
John
about water freezing, on the coast where I am it has got up to 42 Deg C a
few days lately.
Not so much "frugal" Speedy as "needs must". There are a couple of VW
suppliers within a 100 - 500 miles or so but they tend not to have small
things like the speedo cable seal mentioned. In those situations a part can
be weeks away so one adapts or restores. Suppliers in the States are miles
ahead of us in the sense of ordering over the Internet. I guess thats the
price of having 20 million people in a country this size!.
Cheers
John
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