Re: Speedo

["Everett Barnes" <everettb@thesamba.com>]

<x-flowed>> The speedo makes a blood-curdling whine. I changed the cable today, and it is a bit quieter than it was, but it's clear to me that I won't be able to drive it properly till I get it fixed. 
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I recently replaced my speedometer cable as well because of a similar 
problem - a noticeable "clicking" in time with wheels. 

The "Type 3" cable I bought was also a bit longer than the original I 
removed.  Perhaps Type 34s took a slightly shorter cable?  Everything has 
been fine so I'm not worried. 

My new cable also increased the noise coming from the speedometer.  I fixed 
the problem by doing 2 things:
1. I noticed the small protrusion that sticks up into the speedometer was 
longer on my new speedo cable.  My original cable may have broken a piece 
off inside the speedometer but I couldn't see anything up in there so I 
ended up trimming it.  This reduced the new noises I was hearing but I was 
still getting the original clicking sound.
2. I completely disassembled the speedometer and cleaned and regreased all 
the parts.  Now it is nice and smooth. 

I used my old speedo cable to test the speedo on my work bench before 
reinstallation. 

If I had to do it again, I might let a professional do it... or I would at 
least take some photos of the process. 

For the record, the new speedo cables take a 4 mm clip where it mounts to 
the wheel.  My original one had a small cotter pin. 

--
Everett Barnes
'66 Type 34 

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