jjm1173

Hi all,
I just bought a 84 944 and I need to replace the speedo cable (I think ) the speedo doesn't work.
How hard is it and how long should it take...
Thanks for any reply..
JJM
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billybones

The speedometer is electric not cable driven. Mine sticks once in a while and If I tap on the front of it it starts to work. that is not a repair but works till I get to fixing it. and after a few times it has worked till I store it again. the speed sensor is on the tranny left side according to haynes. next to the flange.. make sure it is plugged in. These insturement clusters are very sensitive and have good contact problems especially if it sits for a while.. Hope that helps good luck.

billybones

Oops one last thing if it is plugged in might not hurt to pull the plug and make sure you have a good clean connection.

Tom R.

I think it's cable driven from the left front wheel - just like the beetle was in the earlier years. you have to take off the steering wheel and stuff around the signal lever to get the dash out to get to the back.

billybones

I was wrong, Tom R is right.

Ahmet

Early 944 speedos are driven from the left front wheel. The cable's very easy to replace, you don't have to take the steering wheel off.

Jack the car up, remove left front wheel, undo c-clip on the dust cap (on spindle), pull cable up near the firewall, and pull the rest of it out through the gauge openning in the cabin, when you remove the gauge. You can reach under the dash, to pop out the combo gauge from behind, then disconnect the speedo from the openning of the first gauge you just pushed out (and remove through an openning on the wheel), then push the speedo out as well. As Haynes would say, installation is reverse of removal!

PS: When you remove the speedo, jack the car up and have somebody rotate the left front wheel, if you can see the cable moving, the cable should be fine. You can also turn the input shaft on the speedo (and should be able to get it to register) to see if your speedo is broken also.

Hope this helps.
Ahmet

Tom R.

Thanks for the shortcut Ahmet. I coulda used that time saving advice monday.

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jjm1173

Thanks for the info ,
so let me get this straight I must jack up the car and check the cable do I need to remove the speedo from the dash to replace the cable? and I got a quote to have it replaced by a shop that deals with porsche for $100 is it just better to have them do it?
Thanks again for the replies,
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