Volks,
My '70 has developed a noise in the speedometer. It's intermittent, of
course, and can't always perform on cue, but when it occurs, it issues a
"chud chud chudchudchudchud" noise that keeps time with the wheel revs. It
might stop for a few minutes, then mysteriously resume for no apparent
reason.
The speedometer needle is generally pretty stable, but occasionally it goes
into wild gyrations, then settles down again. It seems to show a pretty
accurate speed (just gauging by the feel -- it reads in km/h), or at least
to average a fairly accurate reading if it's doing its dance. I replaced
the buffer resistor, but there was no effect. (Full disclosure: The
replacement was also very old.)
I dread tearing stuff out to gain access to the back of my speedo again, but
when I do, I'd like to know whether I'm going to encounter something minor
(a tube of cable lubricant) or major (a removal/rebuild of the unit). The
cable and speedometer are both 40 years old.
Does anybody recognize the symptoms I've described? What might I be in for?
Bert Knupp in Music City USA
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