I agree 100% with Holland. I've sen more issues with the cable not properly
seated/clipped to the back of the speedo.
Ricky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Holland Phillips" <[email protected]>
To: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]>
Cc: "a2-16v" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] speedometer, speed sensor - failure?
Chad,
The speedometer is driven directly by the speedo cable regardless of
whether the car has
cruise control, or not. The speedo cable drives the speed sensor
mechanically, along with the
speedometer itself. The speed sensor converts the mechanical
rotation of the speedo cable to
a voltage, which is sent to the cruise control control unit. If both
the speedometer and cruise
control don't work, it's probable that the speedo cable isn't seated
properly in it's receptacle
at the back of the speedometer, the cable itself is broken, or the
drive gear at the trans axle
end of the cable is stripped or it's retaining clip has fallen out.
My guess is the cable isn't
seated at the speedo end. Of course there's the possibility of a
huge coincidence - both
the speedometer and the speed sensor have gone bad simultaneously -
not bloody likely.
--Holland
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