Speedometer cable growing
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Charleston SC
Speedometer cable growing
Replaced speedo cable a while back and has been working fine until 10 minutes into a ride the other day when the speedometer flat quit. No fluctuation/jumping. Just reads 0. Next day I disconnected the cable/housing/driven gear at the trans. When it came out, it looked like the pic. The driven gear sticks out 1/4-3/8" from the housing. The inner core is darn near 1/2" too long. Pulled the whole cable out this morning and the dash end looks fine. (I tested the cable with a reverse drill and passed with flying colors.) Pulled the core out and it looks fine. Somehow, that d*mn core has grown a half inch and I don't have any explanation. Have a new cable on order. We'll see. Have a wonnerful week, Bill
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 374
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From: Charleston SC
Not easily. There are squared ends of the inner cable that fit in the driven gear and the speedo head. I don't know if trimming the driven gear end would work or not. The speedo head end of the cable has a permanent collar so shortening that end wouldn't make any difference. For $30 I'm going with the new cable. Gotta admit, this is gonna bug me for quite a while. Have a great week, Bill
