New speedo cable. How?

Post by **Axolotl** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:46 pm

Any hints or tips on fitting a new speedo cable to a late 1971 Traveller 1000?

I seem to have mangled my old one, as in: the outer sheath has parted company with the knurled nut on the back of the speedo, the inner square drive cable is engaged in the speedo, and the outer sheath is connected to the gearbox...

I can't get them back to their original length. I guess the sqaure end on the inner has come out of engagement with the gearbox drive shaft.

I've ordered a new cable. (if it is recoverable, I'll keep the existing one as a spare.)

How do I fit it? Like, which end first?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:57 pm

I would say gearbox end first. It's not handy - but it is a lot more handy than the same job on a Mini!

Post by **Rob_Jennings** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:09 pm

end does not really matter, but i think fit it back speedo end first so that you can 'drop' the cable past the engine for the gearbox end rather then trying to thread it upwards which would need two people really.

undo from gearbox and leave dangling under engine.

take out speedo by loosening but DO NOT REMOVE the screws either side via the glove box compartments. Carefully withdraw forwards.

unscrew speedo cable from back of the dial and push it back against bulkhead. from open bonnet side pull through and remove old cable.

push new cable through bulk head from bonnet side, connect to speedo and refit that.

drop cable down past engine and tuck under the clips on the bulkhead that keep it from touching the exhaust.

screw in to gearbox and pull up any slack from under the bonnet so its not dragging on the ground but free to move.

probably took longer to type that than to do it!!

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:23 pm

Seconded. It's a very simple job.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:49 pm

I just meant connect gearbox end first - to be sure the inner is properly engaged in the drive. Yes - dangle it down from above rather than try to shove it up from below.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:37 pm

Doesn't make any difference in my experience. I was just being encouraging

Post by **Kevin** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:05 am

I just meant connect gearbox end first

Have to agree as it means the crawling around bit is done 1st which my back prefers rather than last

Post by **Axolotl** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:00 pm

Job done.

I dropped the new cable end down from above to get the right route through near the exhaust then did the crawling around bit to fit the gearbox end. It was actually a lot easier than I was expecting.

Thanks.

Post by **bigginger** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:10 pm

bigginger wrote: It's a very simple job.

Told you so!