[DeTomaso] Techno question: (second dumb question of the year) Speedo cable

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sat Jan 1 22:24:53 EST 2011


If it was me, I probably suggested actual Speed Lube which you can get 
from nearly any parts store.  But yea... feeding it from the 
transmission side and using a drill (on low speed) can help distribute it.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 1/1/2011 18:25, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
> Find somebody with smaller hands?  Hey, I'm King of the obvious.
>
> It is rather easy to detach the cable.  Just run your hand up the cable from
> under the dash until you get to the base and start twisting.  It is much
> harder to get it back in once you get it out.
>
> Mine made a noise while on the road about 9 months ago. Any time I went over
> 40 MPH, there was a ticking and the speedo would jump around.  I had it
> unscrewed from the driver's seat a minute after I pulled over.  I think it
> was Asa who suggested the motor oil trick and funnel, but I had to hook a
> drill to the other end to work the oil in. Well, it worked like a champ and
> saved me from buying another speedo or cable....at least for now
>
> Rob (no longer has to compute speed by the tach) DuMoulin
>
> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Charles Engles<cengles at cox.net>  wrote:
>
>> Dear Forum,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                   The speedo quit about the time I heard a funny noise.  I
>> suspect that was the last of the speedo cable.
>>
>>
>>
>>                    It looks like I need to disconnect the cable from the
>> speedometer to do the job.  The problem is  that my big hands don't seem to
>> fit back there to unscrew the connection.   It looks like Plan B might be
>> to
>> unscrew the three (?) screws that hold the speedo unit in the dash and pull
>> it forward, which would then provide access to the rear of the unit and
>> permit the cable's removal, but that also runs into the big hands and small
>> space issue.
>>
>>
>>
>>                Any practical advice for this dumb, but awkward task?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                                Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>>
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