[Vwdiesel] Noisy Speedo update

[griz_quattro]

Dave Cook wrote:
> So I still have the intermittantly noisy speedometer. 
> I have some more observations that may help in
> diagnosis.  It had been quiet for some time, but this
> morning squealed on the way to church.  (But not on
> the way home.)
> 
> First, it was suggested that a bad motormount could
> cause a pinched cable.  Well, I did have a bad front
> mount, but that was replaced this week.
> 
> When it was doing it this morning, I had the cruise
> set.  When the squaling happened, I could feel the
> cruise blip briefly but then hold the speed.  However,
> the needle would flutter reading about 10 mph higher
> than I was actually driving.  As soon as the squealing
> stopped the needle dropped right back to the actual
> speed.
> 
> Unfortunately, the squealing is really
> intermittant--it very well could go several days or
> weeks again so I can't test by just unplugging the
> cable from the speedometer.
> 
> However, because the cruise held the car's speed
> correcly even though the needle read high, I think it
> is probably an issue in the speedometer itself.  The
> cruise control takes the speed reading off the back of
> the speedometer.
> 
> Is there something in there that could be lubed? 
> Something loose that could be tightened?  (I'm
> thinking something kind of like the odometer gear that
> needs to be superglued sometimes when it comes loose.)
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Dave
> 
> Dave Cook
> AKA
> redcorradoguy
> vwwestyman
> vwdieselbunny
> dieselcabby


Dave,

I had a squealing speedo cable on my old Audi 4000q. It was due
to the plastic (holder?) on the end of the cable that mechanically
hold the cable in the back of ODO was cracked. Had to replace
because the sound of screaming banshees, at worst, or the muffled
sheeeeeks of a tortured rabbit, at best, was too much to bear.
Feeding the tortured rabbits various oils and lubes worked some
of the time. Never could determine the diet of a banshee on the
net or otherwise.  HTH.

Dennis