Motorcycle shops sell cable lube also. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of courtney hook Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:33 PM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Whining speedometer
Really? Wow, didn't even know they made that. I would have used graphite powder. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Hadley" <[email protected]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:11:34 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Whining speedometer The lube of choice for speedo cables is actually molybdenum powder. But it's hard to get it where it needs to go. At your local farm and home store or a real hardware store, they should carry spray cans of something called 'chain lube' or 'roller chain lube' in the lubricant section. This stuff is molybdenum disulphide powder in a volatile carrier that lets it get into the crevices or down the cable or into the speedo. It's messy, though, if you splatter it all around- black and nasty looking. glenh :<)> On 11/8/2012 18:19, No Quarter wrote: > More than likely it's a lack of lubricant or old grease getting hard > which is essentially the same thing. If you could open it up and get > access back there to put some fresh grease on it and maybe spray some > aerosol silicone lightly on all the components, I think you'd be a happy > camper. > > NQ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> > To: "Vintage VW Group" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 2:43 PM > Subject: [vintagvw] Whining speedometer > > > Volks, > > As the temperature dropped, there arose a loud "singing" or rattly > whine from the speedometer in my '70 bug. Since getting access to the > speedometer's backside is a PITA in my car (lots of siren relays, > cables, flashers, etc., ahead of it) I'm trying to see what I'm in > for. The whine increases in frequency and loudness with increasing > speed, and drops to silent when I'm under, say, about 5 mph. > > Is it probably a (a) cable problem, requiring replacement of the > cable, (b) cable housing problem (maybe a little lubricant squirted > down the cable jacket?), or (c) a problem inside the speedometer itself (a > Euro km/h unit)? > > Any advice before I begin digging? > > Bert Knupp > > PS - I've set up a FaceBook page for the Copbug itself. You can check > it out under "Copbug Polizeikäfer" and browse through the photo > albums. I'm not accepting "Friends" for it so I can control what gets > posted. bk > > __n|_ > °(_____)º > (ô\_|_/ô) > U° °U > Polizeikäfer '70 > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ *** VintagVW Moving -- starting Tuesday Evening, Nov 13th VintagVW will have a new address [email protected] *** See the full message for details at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ *** VintagVW Moving -- starting Tuesday Evening, Nov 13th VintagVW will have a new address [email protected] *** See the full message for details at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ *** VintagVW Moving -- starting Tuesday Evening, Nov 13th VintagVW will have a new address [email protected] *** See the full message for details at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
