mk2 one-piece speedo cable "how-to"

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

will not work for MKI


Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'84 Jetta





>From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: mk2 one-piece speedo cable "how-to"
>Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:20:11 -0800 (PST)
>
>This might apply to mk1's as well, I'm not sure..
>
>I won a speedo cable from an '88 16v on eBay for $14-ish including
>shipping. The 88's AFAIK did not come with the stupid oxygen sensor
>warning light so their cables should (and do) fit earlier models,
>eliminating the counter box in the process. When the cable arrived I wrote
>down the part number - 533 957 803.
>
>Both ends are the same as those of the cable that came with my car..
>there's just no box in the middle. Overall its about 4" shorter, though.
>Not sure why..
>
>Installation was easy - I reached up under the dash and unclipped the
>speedo cable from the back of the instrument cluster, lifted off the
>coolant tank and removed the intake boot, then the 11mm head hex bolt
>holding the speedo cable to the tranny. Lifted the gear end out carefully,
>yanked the gear off the old cable and pushed it on the new cable hard
>until it popped on all the way. Then I removed the grommet and pulled the
>old cable through the firewall, disconnecting the OXS box electrical
>connector.
>
>Did the same in reverse for the new cable. The only thing I had to do was
>route the new cable between/below one of the master cylinder brake lines
>so there was enough length for it to reach the instrument cluster.
>
>Easy, and since it was a brand new cable.. my speedo is smooth as silk
>now! No jittering and bouncing around..
>
>-Toby
>
>
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