RE: speedo gear?

[Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>]

the different color cable gears (white, green, etc) are supposed to match
your final drive (3.67=green, 3.89/3.94=white).  each speedometer is
calibrated to show the correct speed if you are using the correct gear for
your final drive.  make sense?  it's a bit confusing, but as an example...
i have a 16V scirocco with a 160mph speedo and a 2H tranny.  so, i put a
white gear on the cable (for the 2H (3.94 final drive)), and i see the
correct speed on the speedometer.  if i were to swap in a 120mph speedo, i
would still see the correct speed.  in other words, if you are seeing the
correct speed on your current speedometer, you can swap speedometers and
still see the correct speed.  hope this clears things up a bit.

chris
86 16V scirocco


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Andre' Bjorkheim [SMTP:andreb@maxwell.ee.washington.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 30, 1999 11:10 AM
> To:	smiley pie
> Cc:	Scirocco List
> Subject:	Re: speedo gear?
> 
> smiley pie wrote:
> > 
> > Heya all you hep cats!!!
> > Can anyone tell me what color gear that I would need to run a 120, 140,
> > and 160 speedo? I think I am asking the correct question. I want to
> > replace my speedo with a faster one. Instead of finding the gauge
> > cluster (wich is next to impossible around here) couldn't I just make my
> > gauge faces and get the correct gear drive? Huh? Come on moma...talk to
> > me...
> > c-ya, dave gray
> 
>    I dont think you can change gears to change the speedo, I think
> you actually need an entirely new unit to do that.  The gear on the
> speedo is only there to count miles, it isnt part of the speedo
> needle.  There is some funky spring thingie that spins due to 
> magnetism, which is what the needle rides on.  My guess is you
> will need to find yourself a higher MPH speedo and put in the
> entire thing, or so I believe...  Anyone here back me up or am I
> whacked?
> 
> ========================
> 
>  André
>  Lime Green 79 Scirocco ©
>  ICQ #266870
> 
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