Location of speedometer wire within gauge cluster

[chaosdrifter06]

Speedometer wire stopped working last week and I finally got around to looking for the problem. Looked under the car and it seems the wire connecting it to the transmission is intact (that's where the speedometer measures the speed, right?) so I'm guessing that the problem is within the cluster. Tried dismantling the gauge cluster but when I got to it, a wire connected to the back (which I'm guessing is the one connected to the fuel meter since it's the only one working on the gauge). I really don't want to remove the ENTIRE dash just to get to a lousy wire that I may only have to reconnect. Is there a better way to get to the speedometer connection? In other news, I got my radio working again. The previous owner did some aftermarket wiring on the fuze panel near the dash and it was loose:\ )

Also, for spark plugs, do the B6 engine use the 14mm thread? I found a set of plugs I may want to use.

[william]

unhook the cable from the trans and it will let out unhook it from the cluster you will have plenty of wire to get to the back its the cable holding it in not the wire.

[JoDan]

Also if you got long skinny arms like me, you can reach up under the dash and pull the cable out from there

[Damkid]

Huh? Speedo WIRE? these things use a cable, if it's attached at both ends then it should work, no electrical to make the speed work

[chaosdrifter06]

Well I have huge arms, but I'm going to try and reach it from under the dash. I'm trying to re-connect it to the back of the cluster since it's not sending a signal from the trans.

[crazyrog17]

They usually break inside the tube. You'll need a new cable unless it (unlikely) came detached from either the trans or cluster.