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
