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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Jettage1 on October 26, 2009, 05:43:12 pm

Title: Sleeping speedo
Post by: Jettage1 on October 26, 2009, 05:43:12 pm

Speedo on my 92 Jetta Eco just died.  No needle sweep, no odometer - nada.  Before I start prospecting for the culprit, anyone have any hints to offer - common weak spots, etc? 

Otherwise, I guess I'll start by pulling the cable from the tranny & work my way back.  Can you test the cable & speedo by putting the cable end in a drill?? 

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Sleeping speedo
Post by: Op-Ivy on October 26, 2009, 06:04:50 pm

Check to see that the speedo gear is still on the cable end. Then check to see if it is still attached to the back of the cluster.

Title: Re: Sleeping speedo
Post by: rabbitman on October 27, 2009, 03:48:17 pm

IIRC you can spin the speedo cable by hand and the needle should jump.

Title: Re: Sleeping speedo
Post by: Jettage1 on October 28, 2009, 07:50:30 pm

Thanks guys.  I'll prob. have time this Saturday to dig into it.  I think I'll start by pulling the cable out of the tranny, check for the gear, and see if there's any action at the speedo when spun.  If that all fails then I'll dive into the dash cluster.  If the gear's missing in the bottom of the tranny, I wonder how I'll know which one to get - I looked and it seems they list a "natural" colored gear and a red one too.  The tranny's an 020 AVX...

Title: Re: Sleeping speedo
Post by: Jettage1 on November 03, 2009, 03:40:46 pm

Turns out:
1.  cable has a GREEN gear on it - not "natural" or red.  Go figure.  Haven't seen green mentioned anywhere.
2.  cable had come unclipped from rear of cluster.  Tranny end was fine.
3.  if you use a drill on the tranny end of the cable, it needs to spin in reverse to move the needle.

Title: Re: Sleeping speedo
Post by: Op-Ivy on November 03, 2009, 11:29:44 pm

Thanks for the info! Glad to hear you got it fixed!