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Author Message   S3norway Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 05:16 am:        I have a S3 -98, which I had to change the speedometer cable in April, but now it is blown again (after only 3000 miles). Anyone who knows any reason why this happens. Only bad luck?   Smadd Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 08:02 am:        I just did my first cable replacement on my '98, which had broken after 50,000 miles. I always route the cable as carefully as possible... trying to maintain the most direct route to the speedometer with the fewest turns... definitely no "hard" turns. I probably spend too much time routing it! Also, I regularly lubricated the cable, including the new one I just put in. Other than that.. if the cable is installed correctly and lubricated, I don't have a clue. Could it be a problem with the drive or speedometer momentarily locking up? I've never had either apart, but I would think the drive is a rather simple affair that isn't likely to fail. My guess is bad luck! How many miles did the first one last? Steve   Lake_bueller Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:12 am:        I went through 3 cables on my 1998 S3T before finding that my speedo was the problem. Unless you have something to spin the speedo at a high RPM, you may need to find a shop to check the speedo.   S3norway Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:32 am:        Smadd; The first one broke after 12.000 miles. It was changed at a shop during servicing, so I hope they lubricated/ routed as recommended... The next one I will change myself. Lake_bueller; What was wrong with the speedo? How did you find this/ fix it?   Lake_bueller Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 11:19 am:        Don't know what was wrong with the speedo. I just deduced that I couldn't go through 3 cables in less than 400 miles. I took the speedo out and had someone attach the insert end of the cable to a high speed drill. When we spun the drill, you could hear "grinding" in the speedo. I just bought a replacement off ebay for $25.   S3norway Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 02:09 am:        Thanks! I'll try one more cable, and if this one doesn't work I will check out the speedo. Can't see how the drive can cause it...   Dullorb Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 01:52 pm:        Mine just broke after 19k, I have got 21k now and it's working. We'll see if it survives the Newfoundland trip.   Doughnut Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 12:03 am:        We'll see if it survives the Newfoundland trip. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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