Hey Chad,
Did you get your speedo/cruise issue resolved?
--Holland
[email protected]
On May 4, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Chad Rebuck wrote:
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]
>
>
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