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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 | I replaced my speedo cable about 6+ months ago and then when it went over 30,000 it broke. Does anyone know the length so I can get a new core? I can't remember how long it is. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | I don't know the exact length. Just always bought the long one at the parts store. You can get the length when you put it the housing. Iirc, the crimped fitting end goes to the speedo so you fish the cable through and connect into the tranny. Then cut the speedo end to length. Pull the cable out and crimp on the fitting. The lube the cable with the graphite cable lube, working the lube into the core of the cable. It gets really messy. Then you can install the cable. I am guessing you didn't have your cable properly lubed.
Fred
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 | I didn't use any lube on the cable. I just installed it as is. It broke at the transmission end. We thought that turning it to 30,000 was too much and it hadn't moved that many numbers in a while so broke. So I use graphite cable lube and lube the inside and ends? The only reason I haven't crawled underneath is we have mud, rain and I don't have a dry work space. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | The cable itself needs the lube, and you have to work it into the internal strands. You will get some on the ends, but it's not needed there.
There should be a small packet of lube with the cable. It needs to be the graphite cable lube, which doesn't get hard in the winter. You can get by with lithium grease in Texas, but not in Kansas. And you're a bit farther north, I see.
Fred
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 183 | Thanks Fred, I know we didn't use any lube on it when we put it in. We just thought the 1 extra digit was stiff and wrecked the core. Believe it or not, we are in the same USDA climate zone as Austin, TX and Gainesville, FL (Zone 8b) For amusement, here's pics of a Palm Tree in our recent unusual snowfall...and some of my Chevy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/growin some more including one of a banana in the snow: http://members.shaw.ca/magnolia/photo_gallery.htm | | |
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