VW Speedometer Repair - Frozen - wiggling needle - seized

Here is a bus version of the speedometer repair
• VW BUS speedometer reb...
In this video I show How this speedometer was completly frozen and how I took it apart and repaird it. -
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[@Mikefngarage]

FYI some speedometers have twist tabs to remove the section in the video. They often break off. I usually will fix them using j and b weld during the assembly process. Put the parts together and sand the areas you put j and b weld on. make sure the needle moves easily then mix up j and b let it sit overnight then finish the assembly.

[@yalonbenhabib274]

Correct. In kater models.

[@geoffcowan2384]

Thanks for this! I was able to loosen up two different seized speedometers by using a heat gun instead of a torch and I didn't have to disassemble them. Thought I'd give it a try before taking them apart again. put some 3n1 oil in them. one is getting installed, the other is just a spare. We'll see how long it lasts, but I couldn't believe how solidly it was stuck and how little heat it took to loosen it. I used a speedo cable that I cut the end off of and chucked it in a drill to spin it once it was free.

[@jacquespoirier9071]

you're a man of all trades from the heavy structural work to final painting to clock working,
this is tipically a clock worker domain
very good video.

[@glynharper1066]

We have just had a similar problem with our 67 split van, it was an erratic needle bouncing around all over the place, then a ticking noise until it stopped working, took it apart carefully following your video as its very similar to a split van speedo.

[@philipblay4346]

Hi Mike, have you done video showing how to get the heater slides and instrument cluster out of a '68 T2 bus, to repair/replace the speedo?

[@Mikefngarage]

no not yet

[@VolksStokes]

I got a Karmann Ghia and that cable goes straight in as well

[@Mikefngarage]

I think it might have a bus speedometer in it. KG should have beetle one.

[@VolksStokes]

@@Mikefngarage Great! Then i'm gonna justify buying a new one lol! I was not able to find any youtube clip on how to turn the digits to zero on that one. Seems like everyone had the beetle ones and only i got the bus one haha. It was untouched. I ruined it for accessing it inside. Wish i had just left it the way it was ayayayayeeee. Why do i try to fix things when they aint brokeb yet lol

[@fabiovejita1]

Boa tarde onde posso encontrar esse ponteiro em acrílico???

[@yalonbenhabib274]

Hey Mike, think you got the color for the charge (left round) incorrectly in green. It shold be RED like the oil pressure light (right round).
Another thing - if you look closely on the INTERNAL bezel which you took apart with the glass and outer bezel - you will see it has the outer color BLACK and the inner color what used to be white ( in the video i noticed its yellowish/ash-covered) - you should sand the inner side and repaint in glossy white - it will do magic with the baclight illuminatiin when driving at night.

[@Mikefngarage]

Yea I mentioned that it was backwards. I just put it together the way it came apart. Maybe on the early cars it was in reverse. That is what I thought but yea painting that white would sure make it brighter with the old 6v system.

[@juanrojas4722]

As I was driving mine started to jump around and then stopped working , do you if it’s the same repair as this ??

[@Mikefngarage]

yea check your cable it probably snapped because the speedo froze up.

[@juanrojas4722]

@@Mikefngarage awesome will do Ty