Thanks guys. Holland is really accurate with his facts, so I am sure the cable got pulled out somehow when I was removing the vacuum motor for the cruise control. The speedo cable is right in the way of the vacuum motor and it is a tight fit.
Now... should I go to sleep or have a look at the car... sleep... work on the car...
On 5/4/07, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >
