[urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!

[Martin Pajak]

Hi Denis,

This is a sensor that supplies the signal to the cruise control.
Looks like your was loose and preventing the wheel from moving freely.
You can remove it entirely and the speedo should work NP.

Hope this helps.
Cheers
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca 

1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
1983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
1984 Audi Ur-quattro, 20vt with 6-speed
1993 Audi 90 CS quattro, 2.5 TDI with 6-speed

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From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of dgraber460 at aol.com
Sent: August 23, 2011 1:18 PM
Cc: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!


There is indeed an electrical aspect to the operation of the speedo.
On the back there is a small black item attached with 2 small machine screws
with a 2 blade wire connector.
It is a very small coil that has 2 studs that protrude into the spinning
disc turned by the speedo shaft. This creates the magnetic field that in
turn moves the needle.
My connector was loose and fell off as I removed the instrument cluster.
Firmly reattached and I now have a nicely working speedometer.
Some time back I thought there was a thread, and source, for the speedo gear
that cracks and renders the odo in-op. Are there any gears still available
or floating around out there? I have one good and one cracked and would like
to get a couple of spares.
Thanks to all that responded. 

Dennis Graber
Denver
720-838-0558



-----Original Message-----
From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: dgraber460 at aol.com
Cc: quattro at audifans.com; urq at audifans.com
Sent: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 7:28 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] URQ Speedo


Dennis,
There is a company by the name of Specmo (specmo.com I believe), that was
started by a friend of the family who had came over from Germany. They
specialize in instrument repair of cars and ate vdo certified ad well as GM
and likely countless others here in Michigan.  Look them up -- I'm sure they
can help. Don't know current pricing, though.
-Ingo
-Ingo
On Aug 17, 2011 8:19 PM, <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> I have been having an issue with my speedometer (I have 2 and they both do
it), in that it will keep clicking off miles on the odometer (so I know the
cable is intact and spinning) but the needle wont register speed. Stays on
the peg, and then out of the blue will spring to life and work for the rest
of the trip. When it started, I took it to Denver Speedometer, a place I had
used in the past, and the guy just sort of blew me off and summarily said
"$300 to rebuild it", and then asked to see it. He took a small screwdriver,
stuck it in the back and turned it. The needle bounced and he handed back to
me said "its fine, there's nothing wrong with it". He said the needle is run
by a magnetic pick up, and not a possible electrical impulse or any other
"usual" suspect. The problem seems worse when its hot.
> Any ideas or solutions?
> 
> 
> 
> Dennis 
> Denver
> 
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