speedo cable

[kitch]

help sva on the 25th just checking the speedo and guess what it dose not work.
unpluged the speedo and the speedo cable is not going round.the gearbox end looks pluged in ok any help wood be apprecative

[Tigger]

Is the cable end pushed firmly into drive gear socket?To test make flag on other end of cable with masking tape then push car back and forwards to check rotation.
HTH peter

[kitch]

thanks peter is there a plastic drive gear that fits on the end, then pushed into the drive gear socket.

[Tigger]

Yes,usually plastic/nylon drive gear locates into g/box.Important to ensure that end of cable(square section) is fully engaged into drive socket.If not fully in will soon wear nylon away.
Peter

[kitch]

hi peter do you know who sells them. or does any one else know thanks.
paul

[wilf]

What gearbox?

If tremec/T5 then Real Steel sell them - and you will need the circlip etc as well.

If Rover, then try any of the usual Rover suppliers like Rimmer.

[kitch]

Thanks wilf, will ring real steel to morrow

[kitch]

If i manage to get this plastic/ nilon part is there a thread on calibraion of the machanical speedo. thanks paul

[Tigger]

Take a look at Speedycables good info on there

Peter

[nearly thers]

Originally Posted by Tigger

Take a look at Speedycables good info on there

Peter

Make sure you get it to them soon as possible, they had mine for about 5 weeks! They are the cheapest around in their defence. I used their formula and my speedo was as good as a production car tolerance at the SVA. (Words of the examiner not me!).

Get the rotational measurement of your cable as accurate as possible, i.e measure in degrees and then calculate as a decimal. ie 6turns and a further 90 degrees is 6.25 turns etc.

Neil