squealing speedo question...
 

hello- i am a semi new poster and long time lurker here,

planning on becoming more frequent as i work on my daughters 68 vert...

as the subject indicates the speedo is given o fit's of incredibly loud
squealing, as well as the needle bouncing all over and then not working...

i am not a complete newbie with vw's.. i served some time as a shop grunt
for a vw master mechanic.

(bruce brimhall ,r.i.p.,died last year but his current shop helper has
stepped up to the plate and is doing a fine job covering the bases)

but 10 pluss years behind a desk doing cadd design and civil engineering has
left my vw blade dull and in need of sharpening. 8^)

do i need to just get a rebuilt? or is there anything i can do to prolong
yet quiet the the musical life of my unit?

thanks a bunch-

jd-drafter

squealing speedo question...
 

jd-drafter@home wrote:

> hello- i am a semi new poster and long time lurker here,
>
> planning on becoming more frequent as i work on my daughters 68 vert...
>
> as the subject indicates the speedo is given o fit's of incredibly loud
> squealing, as well as the needle bouncing all over and then not working...
>
> i am not a complete newbie with vw's.. i served some time as a shop grunt
> for a vw master mechanic.
>
> (bruce brimhall ,r.i.p.,died last year but his current shop helper has
> stepped up to the plate and is doing a fine job covering the bases)
>
> but 10 pluss years behind a desk doing cadd design and civil engineering has
> left my vw blade dull and in need of sharpening. 8^)
>
> do i need to just get a rebuilt? or is there anything i can do to prolong
> yet quiet the the musical life of my unit?
>
> thanks a bunch-
>
> jd-drafter
>
>

Dear shop grunt:

No need for a rebuilt.
There is a bushing on the input shaft which eventually
runs out of lube after......40 years!
You can work light lube in there without disassembly,
though the thing is at an odd angle and taking the
speedo out of the dash makes it easier.

This site shows the "innards" and how to take apart:
http://www.geocities.com/gschan99/Sp...ild/index.html

and this one:
http://xzzy.org/bug/speedo/

and one mo
http://laudeman.com/bug_speedo.html


Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

"I have no use for a car which has more spark plugs than a cow has teats!"
Henry Ford, when advised that Chevrolet was introducing a 6-cylinder engine.

squealing speedo question...
 

"Speedy Jim" > wrote in message
. net...
> jd-drafter@home wrote:

>
> Dear shop grunt:
>
thanks- i'll give that a look- could i just put a few drops of wd-40 in
there? or ? grease or graphite? teflon lube?

jd-drafter

squealing speedo question...
 

jd-drafter@home wrote:

> "Speedy Jim" > wrote in message
> . net...
>
>>jd-drafter@home wrote:
>
>
>>Dear shop grunt:
>>
>
> thanks- i'll give that a look- could i just put a few drops of wd-40 in
> there? or ? grease or graphite? teflon lube?
>
> jd-drafter
>
>

Maybe 3-in-one light oil?
I think most folks prefer a light grease for some permanence.

Lot o' ways to skin the cat :-)

squealing speedo question...
 

On Feb 3, 12:18 pm, Speedy Jim > wrote:
> jd-drafter@home wrote:
> > hello- i am a semi new poster and long time lurker here,
>
> > planning on becoming more frequent as i work on my daughters 68 vert...
>
> > as the subject indicates the speedo is given o fit's of incredibly loud
> > squealing, as well as the needle bouncing all over and then not working...
>
> > i am not a complete newbie with vw's.. i served some time as a shop grunt
> > for a vw master mechanic.
>
> > (bruce brimhall ,r.i.p.,died last year but his current shop helper has
> > stepped up to the plate and is doing a fine job covering the bases)
>
> > but 10 pluss years behind a desk doing cadd design and civil engineering has
> > left my vw blade dull and in need of sharpening. 8^)
>
> > do i need to just get a rebuilt? or is there anything i can do to prolong
> > yet quiet the the musical life of my unit?
>
> > thanks a bunch-
>
> > jd-drafter
>
> Dear shop grunt:
>
> No need for a rebuilt.
> There is a bushing on the input shaft which eventually
> runs out of lube after......40 years!
> You can work light lube in there without disassembly,
> though the thing is at an odd angle and taking the
> speedo out of the dash makes it easier.
>
> This site shows the "innards" and how to take apart:http://www.geocities.com/gschan99/Sp...ild/index.html
>
> and this one:http://xzzy.org/bug/speedo/
>
> and one mohttp://laudeman.com/bug_speedo.html
>
> Speedy Jimhttp://www.nls.net/mp/volks/
>
> "I have no use for a car which has more spark plugs than a cow has teats!"
> Henry Ford, when advised that Chevrolet was introducing a 6-cylinder engine.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Another culprit could be the speedo cable it'self.

Randy

squealing speedo question...
 

"jd-drafter@home" > wrote in message
...
> hello- i am a semi new poster and long time lurker here,
>
> planning on becoming more frequent as i work on my daughters 68 vert...
>
> as the subject indicates the speedo is given o fit's of incredibly loud
> squealing, as well as the needle bouncing all over and then not working...
>
> i am not a complete newbie with vw's.. i served some time as a shop grunt
> for a vw master mechanic.
>
> (bruce brimhall ,r.i.p.,died last year but his current shop helper has
> stepped up to the plate and is doing a fine job covering the bases)
>
> but 10 pluss years behind a desk doing cadd design and civil engineering
> has left my vw blade dull and in need of sharpening. 8^)
>
> do i need to just get a rebuilt? or is there anything i can do to prolong
> yet quiet the the musical life of my unit?
>
> thanks a bunch-
>
> jd-drafter
>

you can try to spray some lube in through the cable connection....or you can
remove it and disassemble it and clean all the old crusty grease out and
then regrease it....i did the latter...worked great....
here are a few pictures of a 68(one year only) speedo....(posted this for
someone that wanted to know how to change the "gels" in the speedo...but you
can see what is going on...if you need anymore detailed pics of the inner
workings let me know, i have two other 68 speedos disassembled now....the
wife would love to see them gone off the counter)
http://hometown.aol.com/bugninva/speedo.html

squealing speedo question...
 

On 3 Feb 2007 11:23:31 -0800, "Randy" > wrote:

>Another culprit could be the speedo cable it'self.

Last winter I had this problem, the speedo was screeching
intermittently. I traced it to the speedo cable, but ever since I
bought a replacement the noise has disappeared, typical!
--
Howard Rose
www.howard81.co.uk
1966 Volkswagen 1300 Deluxe
1975 Volkswagen 1303S
1962 Austin Mini Seven