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| Author: | willy [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:22 pm ] |
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GRRRR. My speedo doesnt work. I have taken the 3 gauge cluster out and had a look behind... all seems well. The cable has a LOT of slack on it... it kept coming as much as i pulled it, i didnt want to pull it all out. So one thinks taht the cable could be snapped. How much is a new cable? and how hard is it to fit? Will. 
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| Author: | thommo09 [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 6:25 pm ] |
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check that it hasnt come out of the other end first will jack the car up and i tihnk it goes into the back of the gearbox (? maybe??) |
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| Author: | willy [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 6:56 pm ] |
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Yep i stuck my head under there. Couldnt see much, but i called kevin @ minitech and he said its rare that they come out of the engine because they are screwed in. Hmm bugger it. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:35 pm ] |
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Pull the inner cable right out from the top. The bottom end will have a square on it. Either this may have broken off or the square has a groove worn around it. Best to replace the whole cable if so, but if not broken off it's easier to just put a new inner cable in. Put a bit of grease on the inner cable, but leave the top 150mm or so dry so it doesn't get into the speedo head. 
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| Author: | Lillee [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:36 pm ] |
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In all the books they say that it is really hard to put in a new cable with the engine in the car 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:20 pm ] |
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68Delux wrote: In all the books they say that it is really hard to put in a new cable with the engine in the car
No, it's pretty easy really. All depends how tight the bottom nut is. Worst case- take the bottom hose off. Or, put it up on a hoist.
And don't cross thread the nut when putting it on...
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| Author: | gafmo [ Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:23 am ] |
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I replaced Morris's Speedo cable last weekend, Pain  The old inner had rusted and broke. When replacing it I sprayed degreasier to the back of the engine and used a paint brush the get all the crud off the old bottom end of the cable.
Hope you have small hands, as its a tight fuit but can be done. Make sure you dont make the same mistake as I did and not wash of the degreaser and burn my forearm replacing the cable. But I was not able to just botom nut up Fkentight so I say its a couple of threads loose and thats the way it stays |
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| Author: | MadMin [ Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:08 am ] |
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If you ride motor cycles, you'll know that some chain lubes such as Chain Wax are also excellent for cables too. On a murder sickle, cables means bowden cables - don't know how they'd go on a speedo cable. No reason to think they'd be no good. |
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| Author: | ausminis4u [ Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:26 pm ] |
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while were on the topic of speedo cables, im building a custom dash to house my late LS clubby ghauges in the middle, but speedo cable is way to long, is there anywhere i can get a shorter one ? |
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