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gti-gaz

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I've jacked the car up and dispite reading this already

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The speedometer drive housing is bolted onto the offside of the diff casing. The large drive log locates into the output shaft on the diff and drives the control pinion which locates into the bottom of the sensor.

The sensor and control pinion can be inspected and replaced with minimal fuss, only requiring the gearbox to be drained. There is a single bolt that holds the sensor into the housing and the control pinion should come out with it.

You need to remove the driveshaft and speedometer housing to access the drive cog though.



I can't for the life of me find it.. The speedo has stopped working similar to what this guy had:
http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=132820&page=last

might have to just take it to a garage and get bent over?

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Posted 21st Mar 2011 at 22:43
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tvrfan007

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Erm.. How can you not see it? It lives at the gearbox end of the long driveshaft, it's bolted to the gearbox with 3 bolts, and the white speedo sensor and plug live on top of it - there'll likely be a silver foil type bag covering the plug.

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Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 12:18
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justinaccurate

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To be honest when I changed it (took 10 mins the morning I sold the car) I had to do it by touch...


Going in through the gap near the battery box, I used my camera to take pics of the top of the gearbox so I knew roughly where it was, then it's one clip and one bolt. Don't bother going underneath there will be a gearbox in your way!
Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 13:14
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noaki

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my cars in meny bits atm i'll find it and take a photo of it and where it goes, but it might have something to do with how low you are, i am 60 at the front ( being on the hate, i dont care its going back up when i have the ££!!! ) which has caused my diff to f*ck up in turn makes my speedo not work :/

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Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 14:35
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cwspellowe

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Erm, i don't see how ride height would damage the sensor? The input gear is on the o/s driveshaft where it enters the final drive housing, the lower engine mount means the inner part of the driveshaft is kept at the correct angle regardless of ride heigh, it's only the angle of the outer driveshaft that would change.

For the speedo to not work, either the sensor's knackered or the driveshaft isn't turning Erm?

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Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 17:40
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gti-gaz

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justinaccurate wrote:
To be honest when I changed it (took 10 mins the morning I sold the car) I had to do it by touch...


Going in through the gap near the battery box, I used my camera to take pics of the top of the gearbox so I knew roughly where it was, then it's one clip and one bolt. Don't bother going underneath there will be a gearbox in your way!


ahah! I think I know where it is.. I've been trying to attack it from the underneath offside

Unsure LOL

I'll have another go now Smile
Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 19:44
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gti-gaz

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gti-gaz wrote:
justinaccurate wrote:
To be honest when I changed it (took 10 mins the morning I sold the car) I had to do it by touch...


Going in through the gap near the battery box, I used my camera to take pics of the top of the gearbox so I knew roughly where it was, then it's one clip and one bolt. Don't bother going underneath there will be a gearbox in your way!


ahah! I think I know where it is.. I've been trying to attack it from the underneath offside

Unsure LOL

I'll have another go now Smile


found within seconds.. and I can see the cable is fuucked




edit: although not sure what my next step is Huh? Sad
Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 20:02
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cut bad wire out. add new wire. admire

at a guess..

i'll be doing this soon. keep putting it off, it's not bad enough yet

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Posted 22nd Mar 2011 at 20:36
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