Guest OlberJ Posted July 28, 2003 The speedo cable on my post '90 1.6 is jiggered, would the speedo cable from a pre '90 1.9 fit it? Is it a hard job to do? Am gonna give it a bash 2moro but if it definitely wont work I'd appreciate the warning. Cheers Olie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rafe Posted July 28, 2003 I've just done mine. Not too difficult, though best to know where the (hidden) screws are before breaking all the plastic bits and bobs: under coin tray (lever off via screwdriver under edge) behind heater controls (pull off) under (behind) steering wheel in small hole on side of dash (allen key) The others should be obvious. to release, squeeze the cable in the right place (probably broken) at the top and pull out rubber lock-pin at the bottom. Refit is easy reverse fit-mode. There might be 2 different cable lengths, otherwise should fit. Rafe. PS Probably best to chuck away small pile of left-over screws that you can't quite be bothered to fit back in, it'll make some sort of noise anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OlberJ Posted July 28, 2003 Cheers people, I'll go give it a bash. Olie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OlberJ Posted July 28, 2003 Worked a dream, seems about a cm longer than the 1.6 one but that's kewl. And now it's raining, there goes my testing times. Olie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rafe Posted July 28, 2003 Good work ! Now you can throw away all those silly little extra screws that you can't be bothererd to put back in . à plus, Rafe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OlberJ Posted July 28, 2003 No av had the dash off before to fit the white dials and all the screws are back in place. The speedo is bouncy though, think the end bit that goes into the dash may be a lil bent, would that cause the speedo needle to bounce? It's only at low speeds, further up it smooths out a lot. Olie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_W 3 1 Cars Posted July 28, 2003 You can change the speedo cable without taking the dash apart, except for the lower tray under the steering wheel. If you can squeeze you fingers through the steering column or use long plier you can remove and replace the cable in the clocks through there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest phil19gti Posted July 29, 2003 I changed mine recently and after a couple of weeks of having a nice smooth speedo needle it began to bounce again. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rafe Posted July 29, 2003 You should be able to disconnect the cable and still drive the car to check the new cable drive. If that is fine it must either be the routing (check it's all 'natural'), or some dirt (try blowing up ends with air compressor), or the potentiometer, ie the needle mechanism, is failing (unlikely). Courage, R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SuperFLY Posted July 29, 2003 bouncy speedo is normally an indication that the cable is getting too hot or theres oil getting into it.. if u change it, id move it away from right under the exhaust downpipe <--- what an ingenius design <_< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TB_205GTI Posted July 29, 2003 Worked a dream, seems about a cm longer than the 1.6 one but that's kewl. There are two different Throttle bodie designs.. One with white pastic and one with black plastic. The cables are not interchangeable... (or are they?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
