[urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!

[Patrick Carlier]

Bought one a year back form odometergears.com .
Good quality , decent fit .

Price is a bit steep , but still beats a new odo by far .

Pat



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dgraber460 at aol.com>
To: <martin at quattro.ca>
Cc: <urq at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!


>
> Thanks Martin.
> Guess I was assuming something that wasn't the case.
> The cruise control sensor on mine wasn't loose (it was screwed in 
> securely) but the wire connector was loose, and since I reconnected it 
> last night it has been working.
> That puzzles me a bit, but maybe now my cruise control will work.
> Still need a odo gear source for my spare speedometer.
>
> Dennis Graber
> Denver
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Pajak <martin at quattro.ca>
> To: dgraber460 at aol.com
> Cc: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Tue, Aug 23, 2011 11:42 am
> Subject: RE: [urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!
>
>
> Hi Denis,
> This is a sensor that supplies the signal to the cruise control.
> ooks like your was loose and preventing the wheel from moving freely.
> ou can remove it entirely and the speedo should work NP.
> Hope this helps.
> heers
> artin Pajak
> http://www.quattro.ca
> 1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
> 983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
> 984 Audi Ur-quattro, 20vt with 6-speed
> 993 Audi 90 CS quattro, 2.5 TDI with 6-speed
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> rom: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> f dgraber460 at aol.com
> ent: August 23, 2011 1:18 PM
> c: urq at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> ubject: Re: [urq] URQ Speedo update - FIX!!
>
> here is indeed an electrical aspect to the operation of the speedo.
> n the back there is a small black item attached with 2 small machine 
> screws
> ith a 2 blade wire connector.
> t is a very small coil that has 2 studs that protrude into the spinning
> isc turned by the speedo shaft. This creates the magnetic field that in
> urn moves the needle.
> y connector was loose and fell off as I removed the instrument cluster.
> irmly reattached and I now have a nicely working speedometer.
> ome time back I thought there was a thread, and source, for the speedo 
> gear
> hat cracks and renders the odo in-op. Are there any gears still available
> r floating around out there? I have one good and one cracked and would 
> like
> o get a couple of spares.
> hanks to all that responded.
> Dennis Graber
> enver
> 20-838-0558
>
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> rom: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> o: dgraber460 at aol.com
> c: quattro at audifans.com; urq at audifans.com
> ent: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 7:28 pm
> ubject: Re: [urq] URQ Speedo
>
> ennis,
> here is a company by the name of Specmo (specmo.com I believe), that was
> tarted by a friend of the family who had came over from Germany. They
> pecialize in instrument repair of cars and ate vdo certified ad well as GM
> nd likely countless others here in Michigan.  Look them up -- I'm sure 
> they
> an help. Don't know current pricing, though.
> Ingo
> Ingo
> n 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
> t), in that it will keep clicking off miles on the odometer (so I know the
> able is intact and spinning) but the needle wont register speed. Stays on
> he peg, and then out of the blue will spring to life and work for the rest
> f the trip. When it started, I took it to Denver Speedometer, a place I 
> had
> sed 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,
> tuck it in the back and turned it. The needle bounced and he handed back 
> to
> e said "its fine, there's nothing wrong with it". He said the needle is 
> run
> y 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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