Hi All,
It has been a while since I last visited here, so I hope I am still welcome
I have been immensely enjoying my 1955 Series 1 C3100, 235-6 ,three on on the tree, and I think I lost the speedometer cable tonight. I have heard some squeaking last few times out that got louder as I went faster and virtually disappeared when I was at idle. Well, I noticed the sound stopped and both my stock spedo and odometer are no longer registering my driving speed or mileage - Spedo stuck at 0, odometer stopped moving. I suspect the speedometer cable has decided to permanently retire and before I attempt this repair. I would appreciate advice form those who are familiar with this procedure. I have some questions
1) Other possibilities than the speedometer cable? - (before cable break, spedo was consistently 7-9 mph less than actual and Odo matched GPS)
2) The spedo cable looks reasonably east to access on tranny, but my nemesis, reaching behind the dash makes me a bit apprehensive here - I have been trying to reach behind there for a while now and i cant figure out how to reach anything - Can I change this cable at the dash end without pulling gauge cluster?
3) I have asked this in the past, but any suggestions on pulling the cluster out of dash to make access easier? - that actually would also help my burned out dash bulb replacement - I can't see how to even remove the chrome bezel
4) anything else I should be aware of or look out for on the cable swap?
thanks to all who respond
Joe (Detroit, MI. area)
