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by **CoryN** » 10 Thu Sep, 2009 8:59 pm

For those of you with mechanical speedos is a beetle cable long enough? I've heard to use a bus cable?

by **GregR** » 10 Thu Sep, 2009 9:28 pm

my '73 VW T1 cable works fine

by **Rick Leddon** » 10 Thu Sep, 2009 9:28 pm

Hi Cory

I replaced a cable and the standard was too short. I ended up using a bus cable. I'm glad you posted this question. I have a buggy I getting ready to install a speedometer in and forgot and the bus cable.

by **CoryN** » 10 Thu Sep, 2009 9:56 pm

Any downside to having a cable that's on the long side? Otherwise I'll play it safe and just go with the bus cable

by **Hawk** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 6:29 am

We use the cable from a super beetle. Or in the rails we build we will get the bus cable and shorten to what we need. Hope it helps!

by **Aquabuggy** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 7:07 am

Hawk wrote:We use the cable from a super beetle. Or in the rails we build we will get the bus cable and shorten to what we need. Hope it helps!

Neil, How do go about shortening the cable? Are special tools needed?

by **ckolek** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 7:38 am

super cable was a perfect fit for me..

by **Hawk** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 3:34 pm

I cut the the square drive off then get the old cable out of the square. pull the cable out of the housing, cut to length, I use a tool that is used for crimping cable rope to crimp the square back on.

by **Aquabuggy** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 3:55 pm

Hawk wrote:I cut the the square drive off then get the old cable out of the square. pull the cable out of the housing, cut to length, I use a tool that is used for crimping cable rope to crimp the square back on.

Cool, Ill have to try that.
Hey Neil are y'all still building the speedo pods (whatever there called) for rails like the one your dad is running?

by **DannyT** » 11 Fri Sep, 2009 4:35 pm

Aquabuggy wrote:
Hawk wrote:I cut the the square drive off then get the old cable out of the square. pull the cable out of the housing, cut to length, I use a tool that is used for crimping cable rope to crimp the square back on.

Cool, Ill have to try that.
Hey Neil are y'all still building the speedo pods (whatever there called) for rails like the one your dad is running?

HEYYYYY I like that Neil...are you....oh and about ready to bring you the wifes buggy.

by **Hawk** » 12 Sat Sep, 2009 5:51 am

I do still have the mold. I could make a couple if you want.

by **Aquabuggy** » 12 Sat Sep, 2009 3:23 pm

Hawk wrote:I do still have the mold. I could make a couple if you want.

PM sent

by **Jerry** » 12 Sat Sep, 2009 9:18 pm

Questio? From were to were does the spedometer start and were it ends??? I believe it starts at the spedometer clock, but were does it hook up??? :roll:

by **Aquabuggy** » 12 Sat Sep, 2009 9:26 pm

I guess your asking about the cable

it runs from the left front drum/disk dust cover through the center of the spindle then to the speedo.

by **Jerry** » 13 Sun Sep, 2009 10:11 am

Aquabuggy wrote:I guess your asking about the cable it runs from the left front drum/disk dust cover through the center of the spindle then to the speedo.

Right! But I replaced my Drum Brakes for New all around disc brakes from EMPI, now I dont know where to place the other end...

Do I have to buy a new Speedo system... cause I will!

???

by **GregR** » 13 Sun Sep, 2009 10:30 am

The disc brake rotor/hub should have the same speedo cable access as the stock drum. It feeds through the spindle from the back and attaches to the grease cap with a circlip.

by **Aquabuggy** » 13 Sun Sep, 2009 10:37 am

Well not sure about empi disc but Ive used the AC disc kit from So cal imports and it uses the same dust cover as the drums.
Does your spindle have the hole in the center? If it does then you should be good to go.

by **Jerry** » 13 Sun Sep, 2009 7:34 pm

Aquabuggy wrote:Well not sure about empi disc but Ive used the AC disc kit from So cal imports and it uses the same dust cover as the drums.
Does your spindle have the hole in the center? If it does then you should be good to go.

No! Empi disc Brake Rotors doesn't have any hole or anything... What next??? Any suggestions... Should I get a electronic bycicle speedometer :?:

???

by **Aquabuggy** » 13 Sun Sep, 2009 8:03 pm

If there is no hole in the spindle Id call the place that sold you the kit, that just doesn't sound rite, but hey what do you expect it's EMPI!

Is this a ball joint or link pin?

Only other thing I know to do is buy a GPS that will display your speed.

by **Jerry** » 14 Mon Sep, 2009 8:02 am

Aquabuggy wrote:If there is no hole in the spindle Id call the place that sold you the kit, that just doesn't sound rite, but hey what do you expect it's EMPI!

Is this a ball joint or link pin?

Only other thing I know to do is buy a GPS that will display your speed.

Is Ball Joint... and I really wont take no for awnswer, very sure theres something I can Do, Fabricate or look for some type of digital speedometer..???

by **GregR** » 14 Mon Sep, 2009 9:14 am

Look for a speedo that uses a "Hall Effect Transducer" That is a sensor that attaches close to a wheel and sends a signal up to your electronic speedo, (digital or analog I think)
Auto Meter, VDO and others make them.

by **cobra!tx** » 14 Mon Sep, 2009 3:01 pm

I have the empi disks on a ball joint front end and mine had the hole-it was real tight getting the cable in and also a bear to get the dust cap on the empi rotor but thats what they make BFH for-=check your spindle there is a hole in the back of it

by **Jerry** » 14 Mon Sep, 2009 8:58 pm

I did check...! Is a lowered spindle from EMPI. It has no hole in the inside of the left or right at all..! nothing..!

by **Jerry** » 15 Tue Sep, 2009 10:57 pm

Jerry wrote:I did check...! Is a lowered spindle from EMPI. It has no hole in the inside of the left or right at all..! nothing..!

Guys I found the hole..! :oops:

But were do I buy the thing to attach the speedometercable at the spindle???

by **Bill K** » 15 Tue Sep, 2009 11:15 pm

I think what you will need is a VW front wheel bearing dust cover. The dust cover has a small squarish hole in the middle of it. The end of the cable goes through the hole and there should be a groove in the end of the cable to receive a clip that keeps the cable in place. The rotation of your hub dust cover then turns your speedo cable.

by **Aquabuggy** » 16 Wed Sep, 2009 7:10 am

and this to hold the cable in

http://www.mooreparts.com/store/product ... ASN124341/

http://www.mooreparts.com/store/product/232/405691111B/

by **Jerry** » 16 Wed Sep, 2009 9:51 pm

Ok, looks simple. Let me get it straight! One end of cable attaches to the speedometer, the other end of cable attaches to the other side that goes through the little hole in the spindle? just put the cable through the spindle and attach the clip and the dust cap?? Nothin else goes on the spindle. And the dust cap turns the cable and makes it work... Great!

Heres some pics of my proyect..

by **Jerry** » 16 Wed Sep, 2009 9:54 pm

Bill K wrote:I think what you will need is a VW front wheel bearing dust cover. The dust cover has a small squarish hole in the middle of it. The end of the cable goes through the hole and there should be a groove in the end of the cable to receive a clip that keeps the cable in place. The rotation of your hub dust cover then turns your speedo cable.

I posted before reading this... thanks, sounds easy. Now I just gotta find out the right size cable..?

by **GregR** » 16 Wed Sep, 2009 10:26 pm

I use a cable from a '73 T1. Others use one from a bus and shorten it if necessary. There's a discussion about speedo cable lengths earlier in this string.

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