Speedo cable

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kelvingenders
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Speedo cable

Post by kelvingenders » 05 Jul 2012 11:20 am

Do I screw the cable into the attachment that sits in the front left hub?. How tight does it have to go? was working, then wheel alignment boys has dislodged it AND HENCE NO speed on dials

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Re: Speedo cable

Post by bogbasic » 05 Jul 2012 02:45 pm

Hello, it should just push back in although I had one that refused to go in at all (nightmare). The end of the inner cable has a square cross-section should pop into a little bobbin which is held in the grease-cap by a circlip-type of thing. It all fiddles back together fairly quickly if the outer cable will go through the hub. Best of luck.
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Re: Speedo cable

Post by kelvingenders » 05 Jul 2012 10:09 pm

the square cross-section should pop into a little bobbin - I thought the thread would be screwed in to the little bobbin and hence when the grease cap moved the cable spun around hence should work. Are you telling me I'm doing this wrong?

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Re: Speedo cable

Post by bogbasic » 06 Jul 2012 06:30 pm

Hello, I don't think anything has to be screwed in as such. If you look at the grease-cap, the square end of the bobbin fits into a square hole in the grease-cap and is held there by the clip. The other end of the bobbin sits right inside the hub and has a square hole in it. The squared-off end of the speedo cable just fits in to this hole and is driven by the bobbin. If your set-up does not look like this, perhaps something is broken - this is a common point where they break. I hope this helps.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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